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Interuncal distance as a measure of hippocampal atrophy: normative data on axial MR imaging.

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Doraiswamy, PM; McDonald, WM; Patterson, L; Husain, MM; Figiel, GS; Boyko, OB; Krishnan, KR
Published in: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol
1993

PURPOSE: To assess the effects of age and gender on the interuncal distance measured from MR images. METHODS: High-field strength MR images (axial) of 75 volunteers, 21-82 years old and free of neurologic disorders, were used to measure the interuncal distance. RESULTS: The interuncal distance increased with age (r = 0.66, P < .0001). The mean (SD) interuncal distance for all subjects was 21.4 (4) mm with a range of 12 to 29 mm. CONCLUSIONS: The interuncal distance in healthy subjects is unlikely to exceed 30 mm. Our data may be of clinical significance in view of a previous report stating that the interuncal distance may be enlarged in pathologic hippocampal degeneration, such as in patients with Alzheimer disease.

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AJNR Am J Neuroradiol

ISSN

0195-6108

Publication Date

1993

Volume

14

Issue

1

Start / End Page

141 / 143

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sex Characteristics
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Hippocampus
  • Female
  • Atrophy
  • Aging
 

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Doraiswamy, P. M., McDonald, W. M., Patterson, L., Husain, M. M., Figiel, G. S., Boyko, O. B., & Krishnan, K. R. (1993). Interuncal distance as a measure of hippocampal atrophy: normative data on axial MR imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 14(1), 141–143.
Doraiswamy, P. M., W. M. McDonald, L. Patterson, M. M. Husain, G. S. Figiel, O. B. Boyko, and K. R. Krishnan. “Interuncal distance as a measure of hippocampal atrophy: normative data on axial MR imaging.AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 14, no. 1 (1993): 141–43.
Doraiswamy PM, McDonald WM, Patterson L, Husain MM, Figiel GS, Boyko OB, et al. Interuncal distance as a measure of hippocampal atrophy: normative data on axial MR imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1993;14(1):141–3.
Doraiswamy, P. M., et al. “Interuncal distance as a measure of hippocampal atrophy: normative data on axial MR imaging.AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, vol. 14, no. 1, 1993, pp. 141–43.
Doraiswamy PM, McDonald WM, Patterson L, Husain MM, Figiel GS, Boyko OB, Krishnan KR. Interuncal distance as a measure of hippocampal atrophy: normative data on axial MR imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1993;14(1):141–143.

Published In

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol

ISSN

0195-6108

Publication Date

1993

Volume

14

Issue

1

Start / End Page

141 / 143

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sex Characteristics
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Hippocampus
  • Female
  • Atrophy
  • Aging