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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Spine Surg. 2023 Jun 19;36(10):438–443. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000001479

Table 2.

Preoperative Signal Intensity Grading Scale Comparison

Grade* Surgical
Management of
DCM
(n=104)*
0 ~35% (n=36)
1 ~39% (n=41)
2 ~16% (n=17)
3 ~8% (n=8)
4 ~2% (n=2)
*

utilizing the Applebaum grade scale for cord signal intensity on MRI