This document discusses magnetic resonance imaging findings of the lumbar spine after surgery. It includes 3 figures showing examples of: 1) a herniated disk where contrast enhancement helps differentiate the central herniation from surrounding scar tissue; 2) epidural scar appearing as diffuse enhancement in the epidural space; and 3) arachnoiditis seen as irregular contrast collection in the thecal sac along with thickened nerve roots and block, with inhomogeneous enhancement within the thecal sac contents.