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Abstract
Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is one of the most powerful tools available in clinical MRI. Adding this technique to the array of sequences employed for routine scanning of the spine offers a valuable boost in sensitivity and the ability to characterize lesions. This study included 30 patients (18 males and 12 females), with the age ranges between 15 to 70 years, all of them were subjected to full clinical assessment and magnetic resonance imaging, Plain X ray was done for (20) patients. Data included site, size, relation to the adjacent structures, various signal intensity (T1WIs, T2WIs), presence of soft tissue mass and pattern of Gd-DTPA enhancement were collected and analyzed to demonstrate the MRI findings in different pathological groups as well as its value, superiority and limitation. The MR diagnosis was correlated with clinical, surgical and pathological data. According to the final diagnosis, patients were classified into 4 groups; inflammatory lesions (16 cases=53.33%) followed by neoplastic lesions (8 cases=26.66%) then traumatic lesions (5 cases=16.66%) and osteoprosis (one case=3.33%).