question: My mri results are very worrying. I am 43 I have jild depression deformity of the superior endplate of the L4 vertebra. Prominent red marrow signal unusual for someone my age. L4 and L5 vertebras bofies show homogeneous almost geographic. Increased signal on T2 images, on T1 images signal change is noted against the relatively low siignal back ground. The findings felt to represent bone marrow oedema changes.