MRI Volumetric Analysis of the Hypothalamus and Limbic System across the Pediatric Age Span.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Literature is scarce regarding volumetric measures of limbic system components across the pediatric age range. The purpose of this study is to remedy this scarcity by reporting continuous volumetric measurements of limbic system components, and to provide consistent stratification data including age-related trajectories and sex-related differences in the pediatric age range in order to improve the recognition of structural variations that might reflect pathology.

Methods

In this retrospective study, MRI sequences of children with normal clinical MRI examinations of the brain acquired between January 2010 and December 2019 were included. Isotropic 3D T1-weighted were processed using FreeSurfer version 7.3. Total brain volume and volumes of the limbic system including

SUBMITTER: Wagner MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10047273 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature