Fig. 5

X-ray images of rabbit models of spinal cord compression injury involving two noncontinuous segments in the control (a) and 40- (b) and 50-μl (c) groups. Representative transverse CT images at the T11 level in the 40-μl group (d) and 50 μl group (e), which show invasion ratios of the spinal canal of 44.74 ± 2.08% and 72.36 ± 3.02% in the 40- and 50 μl groups, respectively. Sagittal T2-weighted MRI images of the spinal cord at 2 weeks post-injury in the 50-μl group. Images an intramedullary high-intensity signal and a dilated central canal (f). The arrows indicate the lesion epicenter