Pituitary Gland Assessment by MR Volumetry in the Normal Indian Adolescent Population

Deepti Naik; Prashanth Reddy D.; M. G. Srinath; A. Ashok Kumar

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Pituitary Gland Assessment by MR Volumetry in the Normal Indian Adolescent Population

Deepti Naik, Prashanth Reddy D., M. G. Srinath, A. Ashok Kumar

Published in International Journal of Medical Imaging (Volume 3, Issue 6)

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Abstract

The purpose of the study was to analyze the shapes and volumes of the pituitary gland as seen on magnetic resonance imaging using two different methods in the adolescent age group (10 to 19 years). The study was designed as a retrospective review. MRI brain was performed in 99 patients and pituitary volumes were calculated using voxel counting method and the ellipsoid formula. Pituitary shape was graded from one to five based on the surface curvature. The volume, height and shape of the pituitary in male and female patients were analyzed. The average pituitary volume by voxel counting method was found to be 0.54 cc ± 0.16 cc in both sexes, 0.51 ± 0.13 cc in males and 0.56 ± 0.19 cc in females. The average pituitary volume by ROI was found to be 0.42 cc ± 0.16 cc in both sexes, 0.40cc ± 0.15 cc in males and 0.43 cc ± 0.17 cc in females. The average pituitary height was 0.58 cm ± 0.15 cm in both sexes, 0.55 cm ± 0.16 cm in males and 0.60 cm ± 0.15 cm in females. The correlation coefficients between the two methods for concave shapes, for flat shapes and for convex shapes were 0.73, 0.76 and 0.60 with p values were 0.0007, 0.0007 and 0.0002 respectively. The average volume of the pituitary gland was 6% greater in females. There was a gradual increase in volume and height of pituitary gland with age. The two methods showed positive correlation which was statistically significant.

Published in	International Journal of Medical Imaging (Volume 3, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijmi.20150306.11
Page(s)	105-109
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Pituitary Gland Assessment, Volumetry, Adolescent

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Deepti Naik

Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College & Hospitals, Bangalore, India
Prashanth Reddy D.

Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College & Hospitals, Bangalore, India
M. G. Srinath

Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College & Hospitals, Bangalore, India
A. Ashok Kumar

Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College & Hospitals, Bangalore, India

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