..Starting node ..Modic type I vertebral endplate changes (HP:0030776)
Term ID:
30776
Name:
Modic type I vertebral endplate changes
Synonym:
Modic type 1 vertebral endplate changes
Definition:
An abnormal magnetic resonance tomography signal from a vertebral endplate with a low signal on T1-weighted sequences and high signal on T2-weighted sequences. Modic type I changes are thought to represent bone marrow edema and inflammation.