Table 5 T2* values of IVD with modified Pfirrmann grade of IVD
From: Biochemical changes in lumbar facet joint and disc degeneration by T2* mapping
I | II | III | IV | p value | rho (p value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AF | Study (ms) | 52.14(36.7,81.41) | 44.33(31.17,69.74) | 37.68(26.86,50.36) | 32.94(25.34,42.02) | < 0.001 | -0.323 (< 0.001) |
Control (ms) | 56.96(36.61,63.85) | 46.88(37.94,82.73) | 40.99(36.84,62.68) | / | 0.8127 | 0.026 (0.7994) | |
p value | 0.8534 | 0.0917 | 0.5214 | / | |||
NP | Study (ms) | 61.41(43.49,79.45) | 63.68(42.17,89.17) | 51.48(38.83,71.19) | 37.86(32.23,46.85) | < 0.001 | -0.328 (< 0.001) |
Control (ms) | 87.24(66.55,114.03) | 96.8(58.26,116.85) | 101.28(77.56,104.14) | / | 0.8542 | 0.049 (0.6301) | |
p value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.007 | / | |||
PF | Study (ms) | 24.63(20.48,831.34) | 28.36(22.15,34.85) | 26.31(20.19,35.31) | 23.07(19.39,31.84) | 0.1294 | -0.053 (0.3356) |
Control (ms) | 28.53(23.35,36.78) | 32.49(22.84,45.39) | 21.82(21.67,31.73) | / | 0.4204 | 0.062 (0.5416) | |
p value | 0.0032 | 0.0256 | 0.8392 | / |