Posterior cranial fossa crowdedness is related to age and sex: An magnetic resonance volumetric study

J. F. Lirng, J. L. Fuh, Y. Y. Chen, S. J. Wang

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Purpose: To measure 3-dimensional (3D) posterior cranial fossa (PCF) crowdedness and to evaluate the effect of age, sex, and body height on PCF. Material and Methods: Fifty-two healthy volunteers (24M and 28 F; mean age 55.417.2 years; range 24-82 years) were recruited. Using a semi-automated magnetic resonance technique, we calculated a PCF crowdedness index (CI) as the ratio of hindbrain (HB) volume to PCF volume ×100% and correlated this index with age, sex, body height, and other crowdedness parameters. Results: The mean PCF CI was 93.72.7%. Women had a more crowded PCF than men (95.01.7% versus 92.12.7%; P <0.001). PCF CI declined with age for both men ( r = -0.61; P = 0.002) and women ( r = -0.68; P <0.001). The association with age - but not HB volume - was maintained after we controlled for sex and body height. On multiple regression, both age and sex accounted for 57.5% of the PCF CI variance. Conclusion: Our study shows that PCF CI is associated with age and sex, and can therefore be used as a surrogate to assess hindbrain atrophy in a cross-sectional sample. Moreover, sex- and age-specific normal ranges may be needed to evaluate the PCF CI in clinical practice.

原文English
頁(從 - 到)737-742
頁數6
期刊Acta Radiologica
46
發行號7
DOIs
出版狀態Published - 11月 2005

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