Fig. 1From: Preoperative MRI-based endplate quality: a novel tool for predicting cage subsidence after anterior cervical spine surgeryIllustration of the cervical endplate bone quality (EBQ) calculation process: The EBQ assessment is defined as the average value of the signal intensity of the upper and lower endplates at the operated segments, divided by that of the cerebrospinal fluid space at the level of T1Back to article page