Morphological changes of Intervertebral Disc detectable by T2-weighted MRI and its correlation with curve severity in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Table 3 Group comparison of volumetric measurement of vertebral bodies, intervertebral discs and nucleus pulposus among healthy controls, non-severe AIS and severe AIS

Parameters		Controls	Non-severe AIS	Severe-AIS	P-value
Volume (mm³)	VB	9930 ± 283	10,274 ± 328	10,675 ± 240	0.159
	IVD	2232 ± 55	1992 ± 72^#	1852 ± 47^##	< 0.001**
	NP	911 ± 28	875 ± 38	708 ± 24^{## ßß}	< 0.001**

One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA): *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01; Post hoc test (Bonferroni correction test) in comparison with controls: ^# P < 0.05, ^## P < 0.01; in comparison with non-severe AIS: ^ß P < 0.05, ^ßß P < 0.01;
Data expressed as Mean ± Standard error of mean;
VB Vertebral body; IVD Intervertebral disc; NP Nucleus pulposus

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