Table 2. Mean ± SD of vertebral body region PDFF averaged over cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebral levels according to MRI measurements.
Levels | Cadaver 1 | Cadaver 2 | Cadaver 3 | Cadaver 4 | Cadaver 5 | Cadaver 6 |
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C3-C7 | 54.7 ± 3.9% | 48.2 ± 4.9% | 41.2 ± 2.2% | 48.7 ± 5.3% | 17.7 ± 1.4% | 45.6 ± 4.8% |
T1-T6 | 51.4 ± 2.7% | 46.5 ± 3.7% | 36.6 ± 11.6% | 51.0 ± 2.3% | 15.9 ± 0.6% | 43.4 ± 1.3% |
T7-T12 | 51.5 ± 4.6% | 45.3 ± 5.1% | 48.8 ± 3.1% | 53.4 ± 4.3% | 17.2 ± 0.7% | 51.3 ± 1.9% |
L1-L5 | 61.4 ± 3.9% | 61.7 ± 4.2% | 39.9 ± 23.6% | 62.1 ± 4.4% | 20.2 ± 0.6% | 58.4 ± 6.7% |
All levels | 54.5 ± 5.4% | 50.0 ± 7.8% | 41.7 ± 12.8% | 53.6 ± 6.3% | 17.6 ± 1.8% | 49.5 ± 6.9% |