Table 1.

Methodology of the MRI scans on the cervical and lumbar spine.

	Cervical spine: sagittal fast spin echo			Lumbar spine: sagittal fast spin echo
	T1 W1	T2 W1	Axial gradient echo	T1 W1	T2 W1	Axial T2 W1
RT	550	3900	95	600	4000	4730
ET	12	127	47	30	127	117
SL	4 mm	4.5 mm	4.5 mm	4 mm	4 mm	5 mm
FOV	280 × 280	220 × 220	220 × 220	320 × 320	320 × 320	240 × 240

Abbreviations: RT, repetition time; ET, echo time; SL, slice thickness; FOV, field of view; Unit = matrix size.