Quantitative assessment of early intervertebral disc degeneration with MR diffusion kurtosis imaging: A radiologic correlation with Pfirrmann grade
DKI enables quantitative characterisation of disc microstructure and demonstrates diagnostic potential for differentiating degenerative from non-degenerative discs, supporting its role as an emerging imaging biomarker for early degeneration assessment.
Authors
- K Vaishali
- Nikhil Raj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7544-9385)
- Suresh Sukumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9345-9790)
- Winniecia Dkhar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5963-3230)
- Rajagopal Kadavigere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3486-8740)
- Priya Pattath Sankaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7201-5733)
- Abhimanyu Pradhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2910-5338)
- Ashwin Prabhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1450-3921)
- Neil Abraham Barnes
Institutions
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mri.2025.110592
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47