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From: Lumbar spinal stenosis combined with obesity-induced idiopathic spinal epidural lipomatosis treated with posterior lumbar fusion: case report

Fig. 2

Preoperative MRI. T2-weighted axial images show classic “Y-sign” thecal compression secondary to epidural lipomatosis from L2-L5. a Axial image of L2/3. b Axial image of L3/4. c Axial image of L4/5. d T2-weighted sagittal image shows epidural lipomatosis as short homogeneous signal, compression and ventral shift spinal cord. e Fat suppression image shows suppression of adipose tissue

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