Abstract #3053

The Influences of Vertebral Level and Age on Perfusion Parameters of Thoracic-Lumbar Vertebral Marrow in Adults Using T1-Weighted Dynamic Contrast Enhancement MRI

Qinxiang Li¹, He Wang², Yunfei Zha³

¹REN MIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY, WUHAN, HUBEI , China; ²MR Research China, GE Healthcare, Shanghai, China; ³REN MIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY, WUHAN, HUBEI, China

This study investigated the differences in quantitative perfusion parameters of thoracolumbar vertebral bone marrow(VBM) in adults in relation to vertebral level and age using dynamic contrast enhancement MRI(DCE-MRI). We found that the quantitative parameters (Ktrans,Kep and Ve )were significantly associated with vertebral level and significantly influenced by age, which could lay a foundation for the further research of vertebral marrow perfusion.