Table 3.

Modic type endplate changes represent a classification for vertebral body endplate MRI, first described in 1988 [31]. Often used in the clinical context, these changes are situated in both the body of the vertebrae and in the endplate of the neighbouring disc. It is important to understand that Modic changes do not represent an illness but are a simple descriptive term for radiological findings in MRI.

Modic Type	T1 Findings	T2 Findings	Clinical Correlation
1	Hypointense	Hyperintense	Represent bone marrow oedema and inflammation
2	Hyperintense	Isointense	Conversion of normal hemopoietic bone marrow into fatty marrow as a result of ischemia
3	Hypointense	Hypointense	Represent subchondral bone sclerosis