Imaging of Spinal Tuberculosis

Lateral view showing TB involvemnt of two adjacent vertebrae
Note the loss of disc height. There is also soft tissue swelling anteriorly to the involved vertebrae.
MRI of the case shows spinal cord compression
The magnetic resonance shows compression of the spinal cord
This MR image shows increased signal in the left psoas muscle due a
MRI: A "cold abscess" of TB has increased the signal in the left psoas