Objective To assess the effectiveness of diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging(DWI) in differentiating between benign and malignant vertebral compression fracture,so as to improve diagnostic accuracy. Methods Fifty patients with vertebral compression fracture were studied with MRI exam.Patients were divided into benign group(n=30) and malignant group(n=20).In the benign group,patients had traumatic or osteoporotic fracture,and some(n=5) had malignant tumor history.In the malignant group,fracture was...