Diskogenic Vertebral Sclerosis

Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging findings in three patients with diskogenic vertebral sclerosis of the lumbar spine are presented. Increased signal intensity within the vertebral bodies was observed on T2-weighted images that corresponded to areas of bony sclerosis on plain radiography. Decreased signal intensity within the disk space on T2-weighted images serves to differentiate diskogenic sclerosis from infectious spondylitis.