Diagnostic Test Validity of Structural Vertebral Endplate Defects

Clinical CT was acquired (scanned at 1.25mm x 1.25mm on a standard algorithm and then reformatted into an axial, coronal and sagittal series at 3mm x 2mm) on all fully intact cadavers prior to the onset of this study by the Schulich School of Medicine \& Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario, in accordance with the Anatomy Act of Ontario and guidelines of Western's Committee for Cadaveric Use in Research.