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Types of MC in the lumbar vertebral body according to MRI.
| Modic classification: MRI changes and associated pathological features | |||
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| Vertebral endplates | T1-weighted sequences | T2-weighted sequences | Histopathology |
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| Modic 1 | Hypo-signal | Hyper-signal | Oedema, inflammation |
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| Modic 2 | Hyper-signal | Iso-signal or hyper-signal | Fatty changes |
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| Modic 3 | Hypo-signal | Hypo-signal | Fibrous process |
