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At presentation patients with complete SCI had significantly more compression percentage (CP) (P &lt; 0.001), maximum canal compromise (P &lt; 0.001), maximum spinal cord compression (P &lt; 0.001), in comparison to incomplete SCI patients. Qualitative MRI findings; hemorrhage, cord swelling, stenosis showed a predilection toward complete SCI. Improvement in canal dimensions (P = 0.001), beck index (P = 0.008), spinal cord edema (P = 0.010) and stenosis (P = 0.001) was more significant in patients managed operatively; but it was not associated with improved neurological outcome. Cord edema was found more in incomplete SCI patients. Patients presenting with complete SCI improved neurologically to a lesser extent. Conclusions: The present study concludes that imaging modalities in spinal cord injuries have a major role in diagnosis, directing management and predicting prognosis. Imaging findings of severe kyphotic deformities, higher canal and cord compression, lesion length, hemorrhage, and cord swelling are associated with poor initial neurological status and recovery. Quantitative and qualitative parameters measured on MRI have a significant role in predicting initial severity of neurological status and outcome. Operative intervention helps in improving few of these imaging parameters, but not ultimate neurological outcome. 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