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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 9 MR imaging of spinal tuberculosis and diagnosis of [Abstract] Objective: To evaluate the performance of spinal tuberculosis and its diagnostic value of MRI. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 12 cases confirmed by surgery and pathology of spinal tuberculosis in patients with MRI data, observe the vertebral body, intervertebral disc, pedicle, accessories destruction, dural sac and spinal cord compression conditions. Results: 12 patients, 26 vertebral involvement, single vertebral involvement in 2 cases, 2 vertebrae in 6 cases, three vertebrae in 4 cases. Showed homogeneous low signal on T1WI or mixed signals. Showed homogeneous high signal intensity on T2WI or mixed with high signal to enhance scanned into a non-uniform enhanced. Conclusion: MRI can show clearly the vertebral spinal tuberculosis of bone inflammation, intervertebral disc destruction, paraspinal abscess, and nerve damage. Right there is a definite diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis. [Keywords:] spine; tuberculosis; magnetic resonance imaging Of spinal tuberculosis is a common disease, spinal surgery, due to X films and CT diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis more difficult, MRI examination is the most accurate early diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis one of the means. This retrospective analysis of 12 cases confirmed by surgery and pathology in patients with spinal tuberculosis MRI image data to explore the performance characteristics of MRI of spinal tuberculosis in order to improve the diagnosis of spinal tuberculosis. 1 Materials and methods 1.1 General information 12 patients, 5 males, 7 females, aged 23 years old to 58 years, with an average age of 46.6 years. Course of 2 months ~ 3 a. All patients had chest and back, and (or) back pain, 7 patients had lower extremity symptoms, 8 patients had a hunched back, two cases of tuberculosis symptoms of poisoning slight fever, night sweats and weight loss. 1.2 Inspection method uses pairs of gradient Philips 1.5 T sup