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Comparison of Three Methods for the Estimation of Pineal Gland Volume Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Joint Authors
Ilıca, Ahmet Turan
Turgut, Mehmet
Turgut, Ahmet Tuncay
Yıldırım, Birdal
Özçelik, Özlem
Acer, Niyazi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-04-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Pineal gland is a very important neuroendocrine organ with many physiological functions such as regulating circadian rhythm.
Radiologically, the pineal gland volume is clinically important because it is usually difficult to distinguish small pineal tumors via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Although many studies have estimated the pineal gland volume using different techniques, to the best of our knowledge, there has so far been no stereological work done on this subject.
The objective of the current paper was to determine the pineal gland volume using stereological methods and by the region of interest (ROI) on MRI.
In this paper, the pineal gland volumes were calculated in a total of 62 subjects (36 females, 26 males) who were free of any pineal lesions or tumors.
The mean ± SD pineal gland volumes of the point-counting, planimetry, and ROI groups were 99.55±51.34, 102.69±40.39, and 104.33±40.45 mm3, respectively.
No significant difference was found among the methods of calculating pineal gland volume (P>0.05).
From these results, it can be concluded that each technique is an unbiased, efficient, and reliable method, ideally suitable for in vivo examination of MRI data for pineal gland volume estimation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Acer, Niyazi& Ilıca, Ahmet Turan& Turgut, Ahmet Tuncay& Özçelik, Özlem& Yıldırım, Birdal& Turgut, Mehmet. 2012. Comparison of Three Methods for the Estimation of Pineal Gland Volume Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Acer, Niyazi…[et al.]. Comparison of Three Methods for the Estimation of Pineal Gland Volume Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The Scientific World Journal No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Acer, Niyazi& Ilıca, Ahmet Turan& Turgut, Ahmet Tuncay& Özçelik, Özlem& Yıldırım, Birdal& Turgut, Mehmet. Comparison of Three Methods for the Estimation of Pineal Gland Volume Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The Scientific World Journal. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447406
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-447406