ArticleInterventional pain medicine2026
Volumetric analysis of cervical intervertebral discs: Reference values for interventional cervical disc procedures.
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Background: MRI does not reliably identify symptomatic cervical discs, and normative cervical disc volumetrics remain poorly defined. Objective: To establish level-specific cervical disc volume norms after excluding non-intradiscal contrast flow and to compare volumes between pain-positive and pain-negative discs. Methods: This retrospective 10-year study analyzed cervical discograms with contained intradiscal filling; discs with epidural, vascular, or prevertebral extravasation were excluded. Injected volumes were recorded, and interlevel and pain-group comparisons were performed using ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis, t-tests, and Mann-Whitney U testing. Results: A total of 135 discs met the inclusion criteria. The overall mean injected cervical disc volume was Conclusion: Cervical disc volumetrics are consistent across levels, with higher volumes noted in pain-positive discs at mid-cervical levels. These baseline values should be referenced for intradiscal injections to guide administered volumes and to help prevent disc overpressurization.
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