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ArticlePediatric radiology2016

Size of the intracranial optic nerve and optic tract in neonates at term-equivalent age at magnetic resonance imaging.

Jun Oyama, Kouichi Mori, Masatoshi Imamura, Yukiko Mizushima, Ukihide Tateishi

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Jun OyamaDepartment of Radiology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, 11-7 Manabeshinmachi, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, 300-0053, Japan. junoym@gmail.com.
Kouichi MoriDepartment of Radiology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, 11-7 Manabeshinmachi, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, 300-0053, Japan.
Masatoshi ImamuraDepartment of Neonatology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan.
Yukiko MizushimaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan.
Ukihide TateishiDepartments of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital · JPTokyo Medical and Dental University · JP

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Abstract

backgroundThe expected MRI-based dimensions of the intracranial optic nerve and optic tract in neonates are unknown.

objectiveTo evaluate the sizes of the intracranial optic nerve and optic tract in neonates at term-equivalent age using MRI. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed brain MRI examinations in 62 infants (28 boys) without intracranial abnormalities. The images were obtained in infants at term-equivalent age with a 1.5-tesla MRI scanner. We measured the widths and heights of the intracranial optic nerve and optic tract and calculated the cross-sectional areas using the formula for an ellipse.

resultsThe means ± standard deviation of the width, height and cross-sectional area of the intracranial optic nerve were 2.7 ± 0.2 mm, 1.7 ± 0.2 mm and 3.5 ± 0.5 mm(2), respectively. The width, height and cross-sectional area of the optic tract were 1.5 ± 0.1 mm, 1.6 ± 0.1 mm and 2.0 ± 0.2 mm(2), respectively. Using univariate and multivariate analyses, we found that postmenstrual age showed independent intermediate positive correlations with the width (r = 0.48, P < 0.01) and cross-sectional area (r = 0.40, P < 0.01) of the intracranial optic nerve. The lower bounds of the 95% prediction intervals for the width and cross-sectional area of the intracranial optic nerve were 0.07 × (postmenstrual age in weeks) - 0.46 mm, and 0.17 × (postmenstrual age in weeks) - 4.0 mm(2), respectively.

conclusionWe identified the sizes of the intracranial optic nerve and optic tract in neonates at term-equivalent age. The postmenstrual age at MRI independently positively correlated with the sizes.

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AlgorithmsAnatomic LandmarksFemaleHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedInfant, NewbornMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleOptic NerveOptic TractOrgan SizeReference ValuesReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityMagnetic resonance imagingNeonateOptic nerveOptic tractSize

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