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ARUP; ISBN: 978-0-9562121-5-3 - CMBBE 2012 - Cardiff University

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Figure 3. T1 signal enhancement in the BEPs, CEPs, and in the centre of the nucleus<br />

pulposus measured with contrast-enhanced MRI for a representative patient<br />

Figure 4 shows the calculated diffusion coefficients for the cranial and caudal CEPs. A<br />

trend towards lower values in the caudal CEP was observed; however, no statistical<br />

significance was achieved. Highly degenerated discs (Pfirrmann degrees 3 and 4)<br />

showed a higher variability in the predicted diffusion coefficients.<br />

Figure 4. Boxplot of the diffusion coefficients predicted for the cranial and caudal<br />

CEP calculated on the whole set of 68 discs and divided by the Pfirrmann<br />

degeneration degree (CEP (1,2): Pfirrmann degree 1 and 2; CEP (3,4): Pfirrmann<br />

degree 3 and 4)

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