Andersson lesions

AL are characterized by high signal intensity at the cortical plates adjacent to intervertebral disks on STIR images and T1+C FAT SAT. High signal intensity may also be visible in the center or throughout the intervertebral space, simulating inflammatory diskitis. Andersson lesions are observed in 33% of patients with spondyloarthritis, and this finding has a specificity of 59% for this group of diseases