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http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2015.16.1.139

Segmental Quantitative MR Imaging Analysis of Diurnal Variation of Water Content in the Lumbar Intervertebral Discs  

Zhu, Tingting (Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology)
Ai, Tao (Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology)
Zhang, Wei (Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology)
Li, Tao (Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology)
Li, Xiaoming (Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology)
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Korean Journal of Radiology / v.16, no.1, 2015 , pp. 139-145 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the changes in water content in the lumbar intervertebral discs by quantitative T2 MR imaging in the morning after bed rest and evening after a diurnal load. Materials and Methods: Twenty healthy volunteers were separately examined in the morning after bed rest and in the evening after finishing daily work. T2-mapping images were obtained and analyzed. An equally-sized rectangular region of interest (ROI) was manually placed in both, the anterior and the posterior annulus fibrosus (AF), in the outermost 20% of the disc. Three ROIs were placed in the space defined as the nucleus pulposus (NP). Repeated-measures analysis of variance and paired 2-tailed t tests were used for statistical analysis, with p < 0.05 as significantly different. Results: T2 values significantly decreased from morning to evening, in the NP (anterior NP = -13.9 ms; central NP = -17.0 ms; posterior NP = -13.3 ms; all p < 0.001). Meanwhile T2 values significantly increased in the anterior AF (+2.9 ms; p = 0.025) and the posterior AF (+5.9 ms; p < 0.001). T2 values in the posterior AF showed the largest degree of variation among the 5 ROIs, but there was no statistical significance (p = 0.414). Discs with initially low T2 values in the center NP showed a smaller degree of variation in the anterior NP and in the central NP, than in discs with initially high T2 values in the center NP (10.0% vs. 16.1%, p = 0.037; 6.4% vs. 16.1%, p = 0.006, respectively). Conclusion: Segmental quantitative T2 MRI provides valuable insights into physiological aspects of normal discs.
Keywords
Spine; Intervertebral disc; T2 mapping; Quantitative MRI;
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