Comparison of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient and T2 Relaxation Time Variation Patterns in Assessment of Age and Disc Level Related Intervertebral Disc Changes

Nan Wu; Hao Liu; Jun Chen; Luo Zhao; Wei Zuo; Yue Ming; Sen Liu; Jiaqi Liu; Xinlin Su; Baoxiang Gao; Zhiquan Tang; Guixing Qiu; Guolin Ma; Zhihong Wu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069052

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Comparison of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient and T2 Relaxation Time Variation Patterns in Assessment of Age and Disc Level Related Intervertebral Disc Changes

Nan Wu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Nan Wu, Hao Liu, Jun Chen

Affiliation Department of Orthopedics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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Hao Liu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Nan Wu, Hao Liu, Jun Chen

Affiliation Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Jun Chen ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Nan Wu, Hao Liu, Jun Chen

Affiliation Department of Orthopedics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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Luo Zhao,

Affiliation Department of Orthopedics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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Wei Zuo,

Affiliation Department of Orthopedics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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Yue Ming,

Affiliation Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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Sen Liu,

Affiliation Department of Orthopedics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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Jiaqi Liu,

Affiliation Department of Orthopedics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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Xinlin Su,

Affiliation Department of Orthopedics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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Baoxiang Gao,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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Zhiquan Tang,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, The 305 Hospital of People’s Liberation Army, Beijing, P.R. China
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Guixing Qiu,

Affiliation Department of Orthopedics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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Guolin Ma ,

* E-mail: maguolin1964@gmail.com (GM); orthoscience@126.com (ZW)

Affiliation Department of Radiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, P.R. China
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Zhihong Wu

* E-mail: maguolin1964@gmail.com (GM); orthoscience@126.com (ZW)

Affiliation Department of Orthopedics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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Comparison of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient and T2 Relaxation Time Variation Patterns in Assessment of Age and Disc Level Related Intervertebral Disc Changes

Nan Wu,
Hao Liu,
Jun Chen,
Luo Zhao,
Wei Zuo,
Yue Ming,
Sen Liu,
Jiaqi Liu,
Xinlin Su,
Baoxiang Gao

Published: July 26, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069052

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