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From: Ultra-short echo time MR imaging in assessing cartilage endplate damage and relationship between its lesion and disc degeneration for chronic low back pain patients

Fig. 2

Representative images of ROIs in cartilaginous endplate (CEP), disc, and background in 25-year-old male volunteer. Mid sagittal image of subtracted ultra-short echo time images. ROI of CEP was drawn using freehand technique. In this image, ROI 1 is located on inferior CEP of L3 and 22 mm2 in area. ROI of disk (ROI 2) was circle and 8 mm2 in area. ROI of background (ROI 3) was circle and 9 mm2 in area

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BMC Medical Imaging

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