Xiaoqing Liang1, Weiyin Vivian Liu2, Yitong Li1, and Xiaoming Li3
1Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, 2MR Research, GE Healthcare, Beijing, China, 31Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
1Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, 2MR Research, GE Healthcare, Beijing, China, 31Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
The utility of synthetic MRI is slightly better than conventional T2 mapping in diagnosing intervertebral disc degeneration. Moreover, one-time MAGiC scan on lumbar vertebrae should be concerned for clinical diagnosis.
Figure 1. T2 histogram-derived parameters obtained from MAGiC and conventional T2 mapping have moderate to high correlations.
Figure 2. Receiver operating characteristic curves analysis.