ReviewBone reports2024
Seeing the unseen: The role of bioimaging techniques for the diagnostic interventions in intervertebral disc degeneration.
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- Carvacrol as a Therapeutic Candidate in Breast Cancer: Insights into Subtype-Specific Cellular Modulation.Biology · 2025Article
- Ultrasound guidance for intervertebral disc location and paravertebral tissue swelling quantification in a mouse model of intervertebral disc herniation.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Innovative Approaches for the Treatment of Spinal Disorders: A Comprehensive Review.Journal of orthopaedics and sports medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration is a pathophysiological condition that primarily affects the spinal discs, causing back pain and neurological deficits. It is caused by the contribution of several factors such as genetic predisposition, age-related degeneration, and lifestyle choices like obesity and physical activity. Even though there are medications to treat pain, there is a lack of medicines for a complete cure. The main difficulty lies in poor diagnosis of the morphological and functional changes in the disc. With the ever-increasing research on bioimaging techniques, new techniques are being developed and repurposed to evaluate disc shape and composition, and their defects like thinning or deformities on the disc, leading to the proper diagnostic intervention in intervertebral disc degeneration. In this review, we aim to present a comprehensive overview of the imaging techniques used in the pre-clinical and clinical stages for the diagnosis of intervertebral disc degeneration. First, we will discuss about patho-anatomy and the pathophysiology of degenerative disc disease with the significance and a brief description of various dyes and tracers utilized for bioimaging. Then we will shed light on the latest advancements in diagnostic modalities in intervertebral disc degeneration; concluded by an analysis of the repercussions of the methodologies and experimental systems employed in identifying mechanisms and developing therapeutic strategies in intervertebral disc degeneration.
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