Morphology and digitally aided morphometry of the human paracentral lobule

• Autorzy: Spasojevic G. , Malobabic S. , Pilipovic-Spasojevic O. , Djukic-Macut N. , Malikovic A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The human paracentral lobule, the junction of the precentral and postcentral gyri at the medial hemispheric surface, contains several important functional regions, and its variable morphology requires exact morphological and quantitative data. In order to obtain precise data we investigated the morphology of the paracentral lobule and quantified its visible (extrasulcal) surface. This surface corresponds to commonly used magnetic resonance imaging scout images. We studied 84 hemispheres of adult persons (42 brains; 26 males and 16 females; 20–65 years) fixed in neutral formalin for at least 4 weeks. The medial hemispheric surface was photographed at standard distance and each digital photo was calibrated. Using the intercommissural line system (commissura anterior-commissura posterior or CA-CP line), we performed standardised measurements of the paracentral lobule. Exact determination of its boundaries and morphological types was followed by digital morphometry of its extrasulcal surface using AutoCAD software. We found two distinct morphological types of the human paracentral lobule: continuous type, which was predominant (95.2%), and rare segmented type (4.8%). In hemispheres with segmented cingulate sulcus we also found the short transitional lobulo-limbic gyrus (13.1%). The mean extrasulcal surface of the left paracentral lobule was significantly larger, both in males (left 6.79 cm2 vs. right 5.76 cm2) and in females (left 6.05 cm2 vs. right 5.16 cm2). However, even larger average surfaces in males were not significantly different than the same in females. Reported morphological and quantitative data will be useful during diagnostics and treatment of pathologies affecting the human paracentral lobule, and in further studies of its cytoarchitectonic and functional parcellations. (Folia Morphol 2013; 72, 1: 10–16)

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Folia Morphologica
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 72
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.10-16,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Spasojevic G.

• Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

autor

Malobabic S.

• Institute of Anatomy “Dr Niko Miljanic”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 4/II, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia

autor

Pilipovic-Spasojevic O.

• Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation “Dr Miroslav Zotovic”, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Djukic-Macut N.

• Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kosovska Mitrovica (Pristina), Serbia

autor

Malikovic A.

• Institute of Anatomy “Dr Niko Miljanic”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 4/II, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia

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