Demographic, clinical, and L1–2 through L5–S1 imaging data for the 20 patients
| Patient No. | Age (yr) | Sex | Clinical Indication for Imaging | Imaging Findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | M | Low back pain, leg pain | L4–5 stenosis |
| 2 | 69 | F | Degenerative spondylolisthesis L4/L5 | |
| 3 | 64 | F | Severe leg pain | L5–S1 herniated disk |
| 4 | 45 | F | Low back pain | L3–4 disk collapse |
| 5 | 51 | F | Low back pain | L5–S1 spondylolisthesis and disk bulge |
| 6 | 34 | M | Back pain | L5–S1 herniated disk, sacral metastasis from male breast cancer |
| 7 | 60 | M | Low back pain | 3-Level disk degeneration |
| 8 | 21 | F | Sciatica | Normal MRI findings |
| 9 | 30 | F | Low back pain | 2-Level disk degeneration |
| 10 | 36 | M | Low back pain | Postop L4–5 laminectomy, small L5–S1 protrusion |
| 11 | 44 | F | Low back pain | Facet joint disease 2 levels |
| 12 | 35 | M | Low back pain, saddle paresthesias | L3–4 herniated disk, L4–5 microdiskectomy, L5–S1 high-intensity zone |
| 13 | 49 | F | Right buttock pain | Postop L3–4 and L4–5 laminectomy |
| 14 | 27 | F | Low back pain | L5–S1 disk degeneration |
| 15 | 69 | M | Low back pain | Hematoma at L2, bulging disks at L2–3 and L3–4 |
| 16 | 65 | F | Low back pain | Postop L4–5 laminectomy, bulging annulus, 5 levels |
| 17a | 36 | F | Low back pain | Normal MRI findings |
| 18 | 40 | F | Low back pain | Breast metastasis S1 |
| 19 | 65 | M | Low back pain | Facet degeneration, stenosis, and spondylolisthesis at L4–5, disk degeneration at L5–S1 |
| 20 | 62 | M | Paresthesias | Mildly degenerated disks L3–4, L4–5 |
a Patient No. 17 was excluded due to motion artifacts.