• Apparent diffusion coefficient values in Modic changes – interobserver reproducibility and relation to Modic type 

      Dagestad, Magnhild Hammersland; Vetti, Nils; Kristoffersen, Per M; Zwart, John Anker Henrik; Storheim, Kjersti; Bakland, Gunnstein; Brox, Jens Ivar; Grøvle, Lars; Marchand, Gunn Hege; Andersen, Erling; Assmus, Jörg; Espeland, Ansgar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background Modic Changes (MCs) in the vertebral bone marrow were related to back pain in some studies but have uncertain clinical relevance. Diffusion weighted MRI with apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC)-measurements ...
    • Dixon T2 imaging of vertebral bone edema: reliability and comparison with short tau inversion recovery 

      Dagestad, Magnhild Hammersland; Toppe, Monika Kolskår; Kristoffersen, Per M; Gjefsen, Elisabeth; Andersen, Erling; Assmus, Jörg; Vetti, Nils; Espeland, Ansgar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background It is uncertain whether T2-weighted Dixon water images (DixonT2w) and short tau inversion recovery (STIR) are interchangeable when evaluating vertebral bone edema, or if one method is superior or visualizes the ...