Paravertebral soft tissue swelling on magnetic resonance images helps in differentiation between osteoporotic and malignant vertebral fractures

Figure 2 Magnetic resonance images for a 64-year-old woman with multiple myeloma and a malignancy-related compression fracture. A: Post-enhanced T1-weighted sagittal image showing a hyperintense soft tissue swelling beneath the anterior ligament that has a fusiform appearance and spans multiple vertebral segments (arrow); B: Post-enhanced T1-weighted axial image showing a hyperintense soft tissue swelling with a regular rim-shaped appearance (arrows).