Characterization of age- and gender-dependent differences in intervertebral disc strain using 3D-GRASP MRI under static mechanical loading

The goal of this study was to assess the effect of age and gender in IVD characterization using a multiparameter MR Fingerprinting technique that can quantify T1, T2 and T1rho in a clinically feasible time. Seventeen healthy subjects were recruited. The goal of this study was to assess the effect of age and gender in IVD characterization using a multiparameter MR Fingerprinting technique that can quantify T1, T2 and T1rho in a clinically feasible time. This study suggests that the use of MR fingerprinting is a useful tool to gain insights to pathology resulting in IVD degeneration.