Thoracic vertebra and spinal cord. Axial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan passing through the T9 (ninth thoracic) vertebra in a 36-year-old man.

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Thoracic vertebra and spinal cord. Axial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan passing through the T9 (ninth thoracic) vertebra in a 36-year-old man. The scan shows the spinal cord (centre) surrounded by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF, white) inside the vertebral canal, as well as the bony structures (upper and lower centre) and surrounding tissues.

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