Microstructural analysis of pineal volume using trueFISP imaging

Table 1 Morphometric characteristics of 347 pineal glands

Gender	F/M	F	F	F	F	F	M	M	M	M	M
Age (yr)	> 18 (n = 347)	> 18 (n = 163)	18-39 (n = 28)	40-59 (n = 63)	60-79 (n = 57)	> 80 (n = 15)	> 18 (n = 184)	18-39 (n = 41)	40-59 (n = 59)	60-79 (n = 79)	> 80 (n = 5)
PGV (mL)
Median	54.6	54.6	73.0	54.6	50.1	54.9	54.6	77.8	58.0	51.3	27.2
mean ± SD	78.3 ± 89.0	82.0 ± 107.8	118.5 ± 191.7	78.8 ± 78.7	72.3 ± 88.9	64.3 ± 31.9	75 ± 68.3	102.7 ± 99.9	56.2 ± 31.1	77.8 ± 65.5	26.1 ± 7.1
PPV (mL)
Median	53.6	53.6	69.8	53.6	48.4	54.9	53.5	73.3	58.0	51.3	27.2
mean ± SD	71.9 ± 66.7	74.0 ± 78.1	100.8 ± 133.4	72.1 ± 60.0	66.3 ± 66.5	61.4 ± 27.1	70.1 ± 55.0	92.3 ± 74.5	54.6 ± 28.0	72.9 ± 55.5	25.9 ± 6.9
TCV (mL)
Median	5.4	5.3	6.3	6.3	4.7	3.2	5.4	5.3	2.5	8.4	1.0
mean ± SD	15.8 ± 37.2	18.6 ± 46.7	30.9 ± 77.8	15.6 ± 29.3	16.6 ± 40.7	7.3 ± 8.3	12.9 ± 24.3	20.2 ± 36.4	5.7 ± 7.4	12.3 ± 19.3	1.0 (n = 1)
Number of cysts (in cystic glands)	1.3 ± 0.6	1.3 ± 0.6	1.3 ± 0.4	1.4 ± 0.6	1.2 ± 0.5	1.3 ± 0.5	1.4 ± 0.7	1.2 ± 0.4	1.5 ± 1.2	1.4 ± 0.6	1 (n = 1)
Cystic glands	40.3%	42.9%	57.1%	42.9%	36.8%	40.0%	38.0%	51.2%	28.8%	39.2%	20.0%
PPVsolid
Median	42.7	42.1	38.2	43.7	37.3	48.5	43.4	46.6	45.4	42.9	24.2
mean ± SD	46.6 ± 26.8	45.0 ± 23.0	41.9 ± 22.0	43.7 ± 19.0	45.4 ± 27.5	52.6 ± 20.9	47.9 ± 29.6	52.5 ± 29.2	47.7 ± 24.4	48.2 ± 34.4	25.0 ± 7.7

F: Female; M: Male; PGV: Pineal gland volume; PPV: Pineal parenchyma volume; TCV: Total cyst volume.