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lüll A quantitative MR study of the hippocampal formation, the amygdala, and the temporal horn of the lateral ventricle in healthy subjects 40 to 90 years of age Mu Q; Xie J; Wen Z; Weng Y; Shuyun ZAJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1999[Feb]; 20 (2): 207-11BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Several investigators have defined normal age-specific values for the medial temporal lobe structures in neurologically normal elderly subjects, but, to our knowledge, no one has reported those values for a large sample of healthy volunteers. The purpose of our study was to define normal age-specific values for the hippocampal formation, the amygdala, and the temporal horn of the lateral ventricle by age group, ranging from 40 to 90 years, in order to generate a guideline for the quantitative MR diagnosis and differential diagnosis for early Alzheimer disease. METHODS: MR-based volumetric measurements of the hippocampal formation, the amygdala, and the temporal horn, standardized by total intracranial volume, were obtained from oblique coronal and sagittal T1-weighted MR images in 619 healthy volunteers and two cadaveric specimens. RESULTS: Differences in standardized volumes of the hippocampal formation, the amygdala, and the temporal horn were significant among the 61- to 70-year-old, 71- to 80-year-old, and 81- to 90-year-old groups, and were not significant between the 40- to 50-year-old and 51- to 60-year-old groups. We found no significant differences in side or sex among the age groups for any of the structures. CONCLUSION: Differences in the mean value and in the 95% normal range of standardized volumes of the hippocampal formation, the amygdala, and the temporal horn correspond to differences in age among healthy subjects; therefore, age should be considered a factor in correlative research, especially in that involving patients in the early stages of Alzheimer disease.|*Magnetic Resonance Imaging[MESH]|Adult[MESH]|Aged[MESH]|Aged, 80 and over[MESH]|Aging/*pathology[MESH]|Alzheimer Disease/diagnosis[MESH]|Amygdala/*anatomy & histology[MESH]|Cerebral Ventricles/*anatomy & histology[MESH]|Female[MESH]|Hippocampus/*anatomy & histology[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Male[MESH]|Middle Aged[MESH]|Reference Values[MESH]|Temporal Lobe/anatomy & histology[MESH] |