Abstract #0114
Correlation between Cartilaginous endplate defects and Intervertebral disc degeneration: An In Vivo MRI Study at 3.0 Tesla
Dong Xing 1 , Jiao Wang 1 , Yunfei Zha 1 , Lei Hu 1 , Hui Lin 2 , and Yuan Lin 1
1
Department of Radiology, Renmin Hospital of
Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China,
2
GE
Healthcare China, Shanghai, China
Although IVDD is a multifactorial disease, it is well
accepted that limited nutrition is the final common
pathway for IVDD and the changes in the structure or
composition of the cartilaginous endplate (CEP) have
been considered a crucial role in IVDD. The ultrashort
echo time (UTE) sequence has been used in detecting the
CEP defects and the visual classification of IVDD ,
however, a further study utilized the quantitative
parameter of T2*-relaxation time would be benefit to
understand the causes of disc degeneration of early
stage. The purpose of this study was to use 3D-UTE and
T2*- mapping sequence to ascertain the relation between
CEP Integrity and IVDD.
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