Figure 4: Illustrative clinical case example of a 17-year-old girl with a large Rt L5-S1 disc herniation. (a and c) Preoperative T2W Sagittal (a) and axial (c) images showing the disc herniation. (b and d) Corresponding postoperative T2W sagittal (b) and axial (d) images showing complete removal of disc fragment. (e) Intra-operative image in the same patient showing decompressed nerve root after discectomy