Table 3.

Comparison of mean DWI in each intervertebral disc adjacent to vertebral endplates with and without MC.

Level	Mean disc width index		Two-sample t-test (p-value)
	Normal (SD)	With MC (SD)
T13-L1	0.26 (0.05)	0.25 (0.05)	0.8726
L1-L2	0.24 (0.05)	0.25 (0.05)	0.6147
L2-L3	0.26 (0.2)	0.26 (0.05)	0.9521
L3-L4	0.22 (0.05)	0.234 (0.04)	0.4178
L4-L5	0.23 (0.2)	0.21 (0.05)	0.7742
L5-L6	0.22 (0.2)	0.214 (0.04)	0.9497
L6-L7	0.23 (0.05)	0.24 (0.05)	0.5851
L7-S1	0.35 (0.08)	0.4 (0.2)	0.0247