Table 3 Result of the discriminant analysis
Radiological Findings | Discriminant coefficient |
|---|---|
MRI findings | |
 Pattern change of vertebrae signal intensity | |
  Round | 3.794 |
  Band like | −1.730 |
  Diffuse | 4.238 |
 Smoothly blunt border protrusion of the posterior wall | 1.909 |
 Paravertebral solid mass | 4.250 |
 Asymmetry of signal intensity change | 4.559 |
 Pedicle involvement | 4.330 |
CT findings | |
 Sclerotic band beneath the end plate | −3.467 |
 Fracture without osteolysis | −3.786 |
 Osteolytic destruction | 3.051 |
Discriminant threshold | 7.272 |