Table 1 MRI findings and corresponding classifications
From: Degenerative findings on MRI of the cervical spine: an inter- and intra-rater reliability study
MRI finding | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
Kyphosis | 0 | Normal or straightened lordosis |
1 | Kyphosis | |
Disc height | 0 | Normal |
1 | Reduced height | |
Disc contour | 0 | Normal |
1 | Bulge or protrusion | |
2 | Extrusion | |
Spinal canal stenosis | 0 | Normal |
1 | > 50% obliteration of CSF, no cord deformity | |
2 | > 50% obliteration of CSF with cord deformity but no signal change | |
3 | > 50% obliteration of CSF with cord deformity and signal change | |
Vertebral endplate signal change | 0 | Normal |
1 | Type 1 | |
2 | Type 2 | |
3 | Type 3 | |
4 | Mixed type 1 and 2 | |
Uncovertebral osteoarthritis | 0 | Normal |
1 | Definite osteoarthritis | |
Zygapophyseal osteoarthritis | 0 | Normal |
1 | Definite osteoarthritis | |
Neural foraminal stenosis | 0 | Normal or < 50% fat obliteration |
1 | ≥ 50% fat obliteration with or without morphological changes of the nerve root |