Imaging Evaluation of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Painful Discs—Advances and Challenges in Quantitative MRI

In recent years, various quantitative and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences have been developed and used in clinical practice for the diagnosis of patients with low back pain (LBP). Until now, T2-weighted imaging (T2WI), a visual qualitative evaluation method, has been used to di...

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Main Authors: Shota Tamagawa, Daisuke Sakai, Hidetoshi Nojiri, Masato Sato, Muneaki Ishijima, Masahiko Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/3/707