Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (Apr 2022)

Assessment of the normal pediatric pineal gland – MR findings of a single center retrospective study

  • Kumail khandwala,
  • Kiran Hilal ,
  • Raima Zakaria,
  • Nida Sajjad,
  • Muhammad Azeemuddin,
  • Zafar Sajjad

DOI
https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.178
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 72, no. 2

Abstract

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Objective: To analyse the size and morphology of the normal pineal gland in the paediatric age group using magnetic resonance imaging. Method: The retrospective study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised data of patients aged 0.05). Conclusion: Comprehensive knowledge of the size of the typical pineal organ is useful for radiologists in the identification of pineal gland anomalies and the exclusion of neoplastic lesions. Key Words: Magnetic resonance imaging, Pineal gland, Pineoblastoma, Tumours, Cysts, Size.