Table 2 MRI measurements of the brain and the pituitary gland in five healthy rabbits
From: Magnetic resonance imaging anatomy of the rabbit brain at 3 T
Variable | Mean | SD | Median | Minimum, maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Midline area of the cranial cranial fossa (mm2) | 409.3 | 17.3 | 409.7 | 382.6–429.9 |
Midline area of the caudal cranial fossa (mm2) | 229.8 | 13.1 | 233.3 | 206.9–239.2 |
Total midline braincase area (mm2) | 639.1 | 20.1 | 643.0 | 615.6–666.5 |
Diencephalic height (mm) | 8.8 | 0.58 | 8.8 | 8.2–9.7 |
Brain height (mm) | 15.5 | 0.77 | 15.2 | 14.7–16.5 |
Telencephalic height (mm) | 5.9 | 0.35 | 5.89 | 5.4–6.3 |
3rd ventricular height (mm) | 0.88 | 0.11 | 0.90 | 0.72–1.02 |
4th ventricular height (mm) | 2.4 | 0.23 | 2.47 | 2.1–2.7 |
Pituitary gland height (mm) | 3.5 | 0.26 | 3.5 | 3.3–4.5 |
Pituitary gland width (mm) | 3.5 | 0.59 | 3.3 | 3.0–4.5 |
Pituitary gland length (mm) | 5.0 | 0.34 | 4.8 | 4.7–5.5 |
Transverse brain area (mm2) | 492.5 | 13.8 | 497.2 | 473.4–506.1 |
Ratio pituitary gland height/brain area (mm−1) | 0.72 | 0.04 | 0.72 | 0.66–0.76 |