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Figure 5


Fig. 5 —Grade 3 facet joint osteoarthritis on right side. 64-year-old woman with severe bilateral L3-L4 facet joint degeneration. T2-weighed axial MR image (TR/TE 4,000/96) shows facet joint hypertrophy with osteophytes (large straight arrows), subchondral erosions (curved arrow), and hypertrophy of ligamentum flavum (small straight arrows).