Calculated Brain CT Angiography Volumes of Lacrimal Glands in Normal Korean Orbits
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
; : 1413-1417, 2014.
Article
in Ko
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| ID: wpr-51826
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To determine the size range of lacrimal glands calculated from Brain CT angiography.METHODS:
A retrospective review of 107 CT scans of 214 orbits was performed. Aquaris Intuition Viewer software was used to calculate the volumes.RESULTS:
The mean volume of the lacrimal gland was 0.655 cm3 in right orbits and 0.595 cm3 in left orbits, 0.616 cm3 in men and 0.625 cm3 in women. There was a significant difference between right and left (p = 0.012) but no difference between men and women (p = 0.725). Linear regression analyses revealed that there was an inverse relationship between gland volume and age (Pearson r = -0.433, p < 0.001).CONCLUSIONS:
This is the first study to report the normal volume range of Korean lacrimal glands as measured by CT scans. A difference was detected in the volume between right and left lacrimal glands. The volume of the lacrimal gland decreased with age, and there were no gender differences.Key words
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Database:
WPRIM
Main subject:
Orbit
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Brain
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Angiography
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Linear Models
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Retrospective Studies
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Intuition
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Lacrimal Apparatus
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article