Figure 2From: Correlation of histopathological findings and magnetic resonance imaging in the spine of patients with ankylosing spondylitisPositive correlation of bone marrow edema in histopathological assessment and magnetic resonance imaging. (a) Magnetic resonance imaging (T2 sequence) of a zygapophyseal joint with bone marrow edema (cyan arrow) (asterisk, vertebral body; open square, epidural space; plus signs, superior and inferior articular processes of the zygapophyseal joint; hash sign, processus spinosus). (b) Hematoxylin and eosin staining, revealing dense infiltrations of mononuclear cells (yellow arrow) and interstitial bone marrow edema (red arrow). (c) Immunohistochemical analysis of CD3+ T cells, revealing mononuclear cell aggregates in the same zygapophyseal joint (yellow arrow).Back to article page