Quantitative evaluation of diffusion tensor imaging at 3T in human lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration
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0 69 0.25 (0.07) 1 17 0.40 (0.13) 2 10 0.47 (0.09) 3 7 0.48 (0.12) Table 1. Distribution of IVDs and mean FA values at different grades. Figure 2. Mean FA values and SD of the NP and AF with different grades, showing an increase in FA in the NP with degeneration. Significant differences between groups are indicated by * p < 0.05 and ** p < 0.005. Figure 1. DDD grades classified on T2W image (left) and the corresponding FA map (right) covering from L2/L3 to L5/S1. Quantitative evaluation of diffusion tensor imaging at 3T in human lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration
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تاریخ انتشار 2009