Anatomy Research International

Research Article

Midsagittal Anatomy of Lumbar Lordosis in Adult Egyptians: MRI Study

Figure 1

Sagittal MRIs showing a gender difference in curvature of lumbar spine.
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(a) T2-weighted MRI for a female aged 35 years
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(b) T1-weighted MRI for a male aged 35 years with LLA (41.2°) measured between L1 and S1
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(c) T2-weighted MRI for a male aged 35 years. The curvature appears like that in the previous figure, but its measurement (LLA) shows increased angle (54.5°), caused by posterior inclination of sacrum. Also, the height (vertical line) and breadth (horizontal line) of lumbar curvature are shown