The Modic classification was published in 1988[^1] and is a radiological classification used to describe changes in the endplates of the vertebral bodies on MRI.
Modic classification
Modic type | T1 MRI signal | T2 MRI signal |
Type I | Hypointense | Hyperintense |
Type II | Hyperintense | Isointense or hyperintense |
Type III | Hypointense | Hypointense |