Computed tomography of the human pineal gland for study of the sleep-wake rhythm: Reproducibility of a semi-quantitative approach

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 865-871

  Schmitz, S A ^b   Platzek, I ^b   Kunz, D ^b   Mahlberg, R ^b   Wolf, K J ^b   Heidenreich, J O ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chronobiology; Computed tomography; Melatonin; Pineal calcification; Pineal gland; Reproducibility; Sleep wake rhythm

Indexed keywords

CHRONOBIOLOGY; MELATONIN; PINEAL CALCIFICATION; PINEAL GLANDS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SLEEP-WAKE RHYTHM;

BONE; CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); DENSITY (OPTICAL); IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; RADIATION EFFECTS; STANDARDS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

MELATONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CADAVER; CALCINOSIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CALCINOSIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PINEAL GLAND; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33749491971     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850600827585     Document Type: Article

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