ArticleSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2021
Massa intermedia of the thalamus: an anatomical study using magnetic resonance imaging.
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- Standardized methodology for assessing the presence, variants and area of the interthalamic adhesion using anatomical MRI (SNAP-IA): multicentric validation on 565 healthy individuals and multiple neurological disorders.Brain structure & function · 2026Article
- Cognitive, neuroimaging, and genetic insights on the interthalamic adhesion from a large cohort study of 591 subjects.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Exploring the impact of the interthalamic adhesion on human cognition: insights from healthy subjects and thalamic stroke patients.Journal of neurology · 2024Article
- Massa intermedia in adults: incidence, dimension, location and clinical importance.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2024Article
- Absence of the interthalamic adhesion (ITA) as a neuroanatomical association or risk factor for neuropsychiatric disorders: A systemic review and meta-analysis.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2023Review
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Abstract
purposeFew studies have explored the morphology of massa intermedia (MI). The aim of the present study was to characterize it using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
methodsA total of 205 patients were enrolled in this study. Following initial examinations with conventional MRI sequences, thin-slice coronal and sagittal T2-weighted imaging was performed. For MI localization, the third ventricle was arbitrarily divided into nine areas on the midsagittal image.
resultsMI was identified in 93% of the total patients-89% in male and 91% in female patients. Among them, 68% showed a single, styloid-shaped MI with variable thickness and cross sectional configuration, followed by broad and double MIs that were found in 18% and 10% patients, respectively. In the anteroposterior dimension, 99% of the MIs were identified in the middle third area, followed by the posterior third area. In the supero-inferior dimension, 95% of the MIs were identified in the middle third area, followed by the upper third area. With a significant difference, a broad MI was more frequently found in women than in men.
conclusionsMIs are commonly located in the middle third of the third ventricle as a single commissure with high morphological variability. Compared to men, women may have a well-developed, broader MI.
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