This image shows that the patient has which of the following?

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Transected spinal cord is correct because of the transverse band of increased signal interrupting the otherwise intermediate signal cord. All of the disks are at least intermediate in signal, and not the very dark hypointensity seen with severe dehydration of disks. Spinal cord tumor is incorrect because no mass is shown. In fact, the opposite is shown; there is a defect in the cord, not a tumor added to the cord. CSF infection is incorrect because the transection of the cord does not occur with infection.

This Image Shows That the Patient Has Which of the Following