Evaluation of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc and Facet Joint Degeneration Using Histogram Analysis of <scp>T2</scp> and <scp>T2</scp> * Values
Histogram analysis of T2/T2* values is feasible for detecting IVD degeneration, but the feasibility of grading LFJ is still controversial. The DI of LFJ is higher than that of IVD under 39 years old, challenging the commonly accepted paradigm of the degenerative process beginning at the IVDs.
Authors
- Bowen Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4322-1909)
- Xiaoming Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0545-6782)
- John N. Morelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6451-6984)
- Weiyin Vivian Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7917-7612)
- Yitong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4932-6987)
- Yan Xiong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2439-009X)
- Xue-Fang Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0783-2170)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- General Electric (Spain) (ES)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University (CN)
- Tongji Hospital (CN)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JOR Spine
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jsp2.70141
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00