Clinical implications of thoracic disc degeneration
Grant Data
Project Title
Clinical implications of thoracic disc degeneration
Principal Investigator
Professor Cheung, Jason Pui Yin
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Cheung Wing Hang Prudence
(Co-principal investigator)
Duration
24
Start Date
2023-06-01
Amount
64000
Conference Title
Clinical implications of thoracic disc degeneration
Keywords
Disc degeneration, Thoracic, Schmorl’s node, High-intensity zone
Discipline
Orthopaedics/TraumatologyImaging
HKU Project Code
2202100451
Grant Type
Seed Fund for PI Research – Basic Research
Funding Year
2022
Status
On-going
Objectives
1. To determine the populational prevalence of isolated thoracic degeneration on MR imaging2. To determine the demographic factors and degeneration-related imaging phenotypes that are associated with isolated thoracic degeneration3. To determine if the upper or lower thoracic DD is associated with respective tandem degeneration at the cervical and lumbar spine4. To determine if isolated thoracic degeneration is associated with better HRQoL scores than other patterns of tandem thoracic degeneration