Presentation
Back pain
Patient Data
Age: 25 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Nucleus pulposus
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Normal appearance of the upper lumbar spine.
From the case:
Nucleus pulposus
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Outlining of the intervertebral disc (blue line) and of the nucleus pulposus (orange line).
Case Discussion
The nucleus pulposus is the central component of the intravertebral disc and develops from the embryologic notochord. It is a gel-like material formed predominantly from proteoglycans with some chondrocytes.