The Pathology of Type II Modic Changes: Fat Deposition or Osteosclerosis? A Study Using CT Scan

Table 3

CT values of MC regions, adjacent non-MC regions, and the L1 vertebra.

CT value (HU)	MCs	Non-MCs	L1 vertebra
Bone marrow area	261.80±122.93	157.28±56.21	148.61±42.51
Endplate	475.65±126.45	402.96±109.89	391.33±72.43

: P<0.0001 (compared with MCs). A vertebra was divided into the MC region and the non‐MC region. CT values of the bone marrow area and endplate at each region, including the L1 vertebra, were calculated separately.