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. 2023 Jan;44(1):95–104. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7749

Table 5:

Features of internal derangement—summary of all discs

Disc State Discogram Pain Response
Severe Pain
Concordant
Discordant
Negative for Pain
Total
RDef DEG Nl RDef DEG Nl RDef DEG Nl RDef DEG Nl All
EAF 9 13 0 6 4a 0 3 4 0 18 21 0 39
Focal high-signal T2 only 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
No annular fissure 6 5 3 2 1 1 7b 7c,d 28 15 13 32 60
Total 15 18 3 8 5 1 10 11 29 33 34 33 100

Note:—Nl indicates normal-appearing disc on postdiscogram CT.

a

One Dallas Grade 1 disc.

b

One Dallas Grade 1 radial fissure.

c

One Dallas Grade 2 disc.

d

One Dallas Grade 1 disc; 1 Dallas Grade 2 disc.