Measurement of inferior colliculus volume based on MRI image stacks and its relationship with age and hearing status.

ABSTRACT: The inferior colliculus is a key nucleus in the central auditory pathway, integrating acoustic stimuli from both cochleae and playing a crucial role in sound localization. It undergoes functional and structural development in childhood and experiences age-related degeneration later in life, contributing to the progression of age-related hearing loss. This study aims at finding out, whether the volume of the human inferior colliculus can be determined by analysis of routinely performed MRIs and whether there is any age-related variation. A further goal is to detect correlations between volume and existing hearing loss of the patients. A retrospective search in the data of the Regensburg ENT department was done. 123 MRI datasets were used to mark the voxels of the inferior colliculus on the

SUBMITTER: Kwok P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11774353 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature