@article{ART003119589},
author={Tai-Soo Park and Yoon, Sik},
title={Diagnostic Usefulness of Degenerative Disc Disease Using the CT Number},
journal={Anatomy & Biological Anthropology},
issn={2671-5651},
year={2024},
volume={37},
number={3},
pages={141-150},
doi={10.11637/aba.2024.37.3.141}
TY - JOUR
AU - Tai-Soo Park
AU - Yoon, Sik
TI - Diagnostic Usefulness of Degenerative Disc Disease Using the CT Number
JO - Anatomy & Biological Anthropology
PY - 2024
VL - 37
IS - 3
PB - 대한체질인류학회
SP - 141
EP - 150
SN - 2671-5651
AB - This study aimed to determine the prevalence of each grade of degenerative disc disease (DDD) and to measure the height and computed tomography (CT) numbers of intervertebral discs in affected regions. A total of 412 patients (221 males and 191 females) who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for back pain were included in the study. DDD grades were classified, and disc heights were measured using three images from the lumbosacral region. The CT number, measured in Hounsfield unit (HU), for DDD was obtained using CT scans. The average age of the subjects was 49.47 years. In the disc between the 3rd and 4th lumbar vertebrae, no significant difference in degenerative grades was found between genders. However, in the disc between the 4th and 5th vertebrae, grade 3 was observed in 21.47% of male subjects, while grade 4 was found in 24.3% of female subjects (p<0.001). Additionally, in the disc between the 5th lumbar vertebra and the 1st sacral vertebra, grade 4 was the most common degenerative grade in both males (98 cases, 23.8%) and females (113 cases, 27.4%), with a significant difference between genders (p<0.05). Regarding intervertebral disc height, discs in grade 1 measured 10.71 ± 1.47 mm, those in grade 2 measured 9.95 ± 1.35 mm, in grade 3 measured 9.65 ± 1.62 mm, in grade 4 measured 8.70 ± 1.74 mm, and in grade 5 measured 6.52 ± 1.89 mm. This shows a trend of decreasing disc height as the degeneration grade increased (p<0.001). Furthermore, the CT numbers according to the degenerative grade were 57.34 ± 4.66 HU in grade 1, 67.64 ± 3.97 HU in grade 2, 75.75 ± 3.90 HU in grade 3, 86.51 ± 6.14 HU in grade 4, and 112.48 ± 10.89 HU in grade 5, all showing significant differences (p<0.001). Based on the results of this study, disc height and CT numbers (HU) could be clinically useful indicators for assessing the degree of DDD in Koreans.
KW - Degenerative disc disease;Degeneration grade;Magnetic resonance imaging;CT number;HU
DO - 10.11637/aba.2024.37.3.141
ER -
Tai-Soo Park and Yoon, Sik. (2024). Diagnostic Usefulness of Degenerative Disc Disease Using the CT Number. Anatomy & Biological Anthropology, 37(3), 141-150.
Tai-Soo Park and Yoon, Sik. 2024, "Diagnostic Usefulness of Degenerative Disc Disease Using the CT Number", Anatomy & Biological Anthropology, vol.37, no.3 pp.141-150. Available from: doi:10.11637/aba.2024.37.3.141
Tai-Soo Park, Yoon, Sik "Diagnostic Usefulness of Degenerative Disc Disease Using the CT Number" Anatomy & Biological Anthropology 37.3 pp.141-150 (2024) : 141.
Tai-Soo Park, Yoon, Sik. Diagnostic Usefulness of Degenerative Disc Disease Using the CT Number. 2024; 37(3), 141-150. Available from: doi:10.11637/aba.2024.37.3.141
Tai-Soo Park and Yoon, Sik. "Diagnostic Usefulness of Degenerative Disc Disease Using the CT Number" Anatomy & Biological Anthropology 37, no.3 (2024) : 141-150.doi: 10.11637/aba.2024.37.3.141
Tai-Soo Park; Yoon, Sik. Diagnostic Usefulness of Degenerative Disc Disease Using the CT Number. Anatomy & Biological Anthropology, 37(3), 141-150. doi: 10.11637/aba.2024.37.3.141
Tai-Soo Park; Yoon, Sik. Diagnostic Usefulness of Degenerative Disc Disease Using the CT Number. Anatomy & Biological Anthropology. 2024; 37(3) 141-150. doi: 10.11637/aba.2024.37.3.141
Tai-Soo Park, Yoon, Sik. Diagnostic Usefulness of Degenerative Disc Disease Using the CT Number. 2024; 37(3), 141-150. Available from: doi:10.11637/aba.2024.37.3.141
Tai-Soo Park and Yoon, Sik. "Diagnostic Usefulness of Degenerative Disc Disease Using the CT Number" Anatomy & Biological Anthropology 37, no.3 (2024) : 141-150.doi: 10.11637/aba.2024.37.3.141
