Abstract
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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 141-143 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Journal of Neuroradiology |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 1 |
State | Published - Jan 1 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Clinical Neurology