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Table 5 Unadjusted mean for ADC variables by Modic type group

From: Apparent diffusion coefficient values in Modic changes – interobserver reproducibility and relation to Modic type

Modic group

Number of MCs

MC-ADC

MC-ADC%

MC-ADC-ratio

Type 1

111

1226 (352)

36.3 (12.2)

6.0 (2.5)

Type 2

91

535 (306)

12.7 (11.1)

3.0 (1.9)

Type 3

22

786 (290)

21.1 (9.8)

4.5 (1.9)

  1. ADC Apparent diffusion coefficient, MC Modic change. MC-ADC, ADC in MC. MC-ADC%, ADC in MC in percent (0% = vertebral body, 100% = cerebrospinal fluid). MC-ADC-ratio, ADC in MC divided by ADC in normal vertebral body marrow
  2. Tabled are mean values (standard deviation) across Th12-S1 in each of three Modic type groups including a total of 224 MCs in 90 patients
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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