中国汉族成人额叶体积的高分辨率MRI测量

目的 测量中国汉族正常成人大脑额叶体积,为建立中国成人数字标准脑提供基础数据.方法 采用全国多中心临床研究形式,选取18～70岁健康志愿者200名,按照年龄18～30、31～40、41～50、51～60、61～70岁进行分组,每组男、女各20名.所有受试者均行3D磁化强度预备梯度回波序列T1WI采集额叶体积,通过人工勾画ROI法分别测量志愿者左、右侧额叶体积,并对测量数据进行统计学分析.男、女性别间比较采用独立样本t检验;左、右侧别间比较采用配对样本t检验;年龄与额叶体积进行相关与回归分析.结果 200名志愿者大脑额叶总体积为(563±73)cm3.100名男性左、右侧额叶体积值分别为(288±42)、(292±41)cm3;100名女性左、右侧额叶体积值分别为(273±30)、(274±30)cm3.大脑额叶总体积男、女性别间差异有统计学意义(t=3.334,P<0.05).男性左、右侧额叶体积差异有统计学意义(t=-3.09,P<0.05),女性左、右侧额叶体积差异无统计学意义(t=-1.304,P>0.05).男性及女性大脑额叶总体积均与年龄呈负相关(r值分别为-0.586、-0.498,P值均<0.01).结论 健康国人男性额叶总体积大于女性.男性右侧额叶体积大于左侧,而女性双侧额叶体积差异无统计学意义.随着年龄的增长,男性及女性的额叶总体积均呈现逐渐缩小的趋势,男性额叶缩小的趋势比女性明显.

Measuring the volume of frontal lobe in healthy Chinese adults of the Han nationality on the high-resolution MRI

Objective To explore the normal range of the volume of frontal lobe in Chinese adults of the Han nationality and provide morphological data for the construction of database for Chinese Standard Brain. Methods This is a clinical multi-center study. Two hundred Chinese healthy volunteers (age range= 18 to 70) recruited from 16 hospitals were divided into 5 groups, i. e. , age range from 18 to 30, age range from 31 to 40, age range from 41 to 50, age range from 51 to 60, and age range from 61 to 70. Each group contained 20 males and 20 females. All of the volunteers were scanned by MR using T1 weighted threedimensional magnetization prepared rapid acquisition gradient echo sequence. We used the manual method to trace the region of interest and measured the left and right frontal lobe volumes separately. All the data were analyzed with SPSS (version 13.0). The sex differences in the frontal lobe volumes were analyzed by independent-samples t test, and the side differences were analyzed by paired-samples t test. Correlation and regression analysis was used between the age and the frontal lobe volumes. Results In 200 healthy Chinese Han volunteers, the total frontal lobe volumes was (563 ± 73) cm3. For male, the volumes of the left and the right frontal lobe were (288±42) cm3 and (292 ±41 ) cm3 ,respectively. The volumes of the left and right frontal lobe in 100 women were (273 ±30) cm3 and (274 ± 30) cm3 respectively. The differences of sex (t = 3. 334, P < 0. 05 ) and side ( t = - 3.09, P < 0. 05 ) in the total frontal lobe volumes reach significant. There was no significant differences in women ( t = - 1. 304, P > 0. 05 ). There were negative correlations between the frontal lobe volumes and age in men and women ( r = - 0. 586, - 0. 498, P <0. 01 ). Conclusions The total frontal lobe volume of men was larger than that of women. The volume of the right frontal lobe was larger than the left frontal lobe in men, and the asymmetries didn't exist in women.The total frontal lobe volumes were both shrinking with age in men and women, which was more rapid in men than in women.