In vivo stereological assessment of caudate volume in man: Effect of normal aging

K. Ranga Krishnan; M. M. Husain; W. M. McDonald; P. M. Doraiswamy; G. S. Figiel; O. B. Boyko; E. H. Ellinwood; C. B. Nemeroff

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In vivo stereological assessment of caudate volume in man: Effect of normal aging

K. Ranga Krishnan, M. M. Husain, W. M. McDonald, P. M. Doraiswamy, G. S. Figiel, O. B. Boyko, E. H. Ellinwood, C. B. Nemeroff

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Using intermediate weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and a systematic sampling stereological method in 39 normal volunteers aged 24-79 years old, we demonstrated a marked age-associated decline in caudate nuclei volume (r = -0.69, p < 0.0001). The mean absolute volume of the caudate nuclei in this study (9.4 cm³) was almost identical to that reported in a previous autopsy study and further confirms the validity of this stereological technique for use with MR images. This technique will provide a method for measuring the caudate and other nuclei in vivo, from brain images and, as such, a research tool to correlate age-associated changes in cognitive, sensory and motor function with caudate nucleus volume and other brain regions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1325-1329
Number of pages	5
Journal	Life Sciences
Volume	47
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0024-3205(90)90196-X
State	Published - 1990

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