T2 relaxation time for intervertebral disc degeneration in patients with upper back pain: initial results on the clinical use of 3.0 Tesla MRI
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- 作者：Raoying Xie ; linhui Ruan ; Lei chen ; Kai Zhou ; Jiandong Yuan ; Wei Ji…
- 关键词：Intervertebral Disc Degeneration ; Cervical ; T2 Relaxation Time ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Cervicothoracic Junction
- 刊名：BMC Medical Imaging
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：17
- 期：1
- 全文大小：584KB
- 刊物主题：Imaging / Radiology;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1471-2342
- 卷排序：17
文摘
BackgroundMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a useful non-invasive tool for evaluating abnormalities of intervertebral discs. However, there are few studies which applied functional MRI techniques to investigate degenerative changes in cervical and cervicothoracic junction (CTJ) spine among adults. The aim of this study was to compare T2 relaxation time measurement evaluation with morphological grading for assessing cervical and CTJ intervertebral discs (IVD) in the patients suffering neck, shoulder, and upper back pain.