Kang Classification
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The Kang classification was published in 2011[^1] and serves to classify cervical spinal canal stenoses into four different grades of severity based on the MRI imaging.
Classification
Grade | Description | Characteristic |
Grade 0 | No stenosis | No narrowing of the spinal canal. |
Grade 1 | Mild stenosis | Narrowing of more than 50% of the subarachnoid space without signs of spinal cord deformity. |
Grade 2 | Moderate stenosis | Spinal canal stenosis with deformation of the spinal cord but without T2 hyperintensity on MRI. |
Grade 3 | Severe stenosis | Hyperintense T2 signal in the spinal cord at the level of compression. |
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