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The efficacy of the combined use of these two methods and the combined detection in differentiating the nature of vertebral compression fractures was analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Significant differences were observed between the two groups in MRI signs such as the degree of vertebral body compression, the range of vertebral body lesions, the location of the lesions, the post-compression vertebral body morphology, pedicle morphology, the vertebral body soft tissue, the morphology and signal changes of the vertebral body veins (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n &lt; 0.05). The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value of the benign group was higher than that of the malignant group (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n &lt; 0.01). 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