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Table 4 The area ratio of Modic change region

From: The correlation between the change of Hounsfield units value and Modic changes in the lumbar vertebral endplate

Type of Mcs

MCs type I

MCs type II

MCs type III

Mean area ratio of endplate

32.91% ± 14.23%

43.46% ± 19.00%

35.26% ± 21.19%

Mean area ratio of sagittal

17.75% ± 9.40%

23.16% ± 11.02%

24.89% ± 14.35%

Mean HU value of endplate

543.70 ± 130.02

561.90 ± 158.40

729.87 ± 125.83