From: Axial loading during MRI induces significant T2 value changes in vertebral endplates—a feasibility study on patients with low back pain
N
Minimum
Maximum
Mean
SD
p value
EPZ uMRI
55
22
75
36
12
0.01
EPZ alMRI
21
80
43
17
Inferior EPZ uMRI
25
23
42
15
< 0.001
Superior EPZ uMRI
30
49
31
7
Inferior EPZ alMRI
48
0.04
Superior EPZ alMRI
79
38
16