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From: Confusion after spine injury: cerebral fat embolism after traumatic rupture of a Tarlov cyst: Case report

Figure 2

Sacral cyst CT-scan and MRI image. A. Axial sacral CT-scan: left sacral fracture extending to the S2 radicular cyst (presence of a contralateral cyst at the same level). B. Sagittal T 2 -weighted sacral MR image: S2 radicular cyst with two liquids: cerebrospinal fluid with blood sediments (white arrow) and fat droplet (black arrow). C. Coronal T 1 -weighted sacral MR image: left sacral fracture extending to the radicular cyst (black arrow) which contains cerebrospinal fluid and fat droplets at the bottom (white arrow).

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