Volumetric evaluation of the relations among the cerebrum, cerebellum and brain stem in young subjects: A combination of stereology and magnetic resonance imaging

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 489-494

  Ekinci, Nihat ^a   Acer, Niyazi ^b   Akkaya, Akcan ^c   Sankur, Şeref ^d   Kabadayi, Taner ^c   Sahin, Bünyamin ^e  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Mugla State Hospital   (Turkey)

^d Metamar Radyoloji Merkezi   (Turkey)

^e ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain; Brainstem; Cavalieri principle; Cerebellum; Magnetic resonance imaging; Point counting; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOLOGY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VOLUMETRY;

BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 47949124475     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-008-0356-z     Document Type: Article

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