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. 2000 Aug;12(2):255-60.
doi: 10.1002/1522-2586(200008)12:2<255::aid-jmri7>3.0.co;2-t.

Apparent diffusion coefficient in thoracolumbar intervertebral discs of healthy young volunteers

L I Kerttula  1 , J P Jauhiainen, O Tervonen, I J Suramo, A Koivula, J T Oikarinen
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Apparent diffusion coefficient in thoracolumbar intervertebral discs of healthy young volunteers

L I Kerttula et al. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2000 Aug.

Abstract

Apparent diffusion coefficient values (ADC) of healthy intervertebral discs of young volunteers in the thoracolumbar spine were determined using a single-shot EPI sequence. ADC(z) was in the lumbar spine slightly higher than ADC(x) or ADC(y). In vivo diffusion measurements of intervertebral discs may offer a novel diagnostic tool to evaluate disc diseases in early phases.

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