Volume 26, Issue 124, June 2022

Volumetric appraisal of the superior temporal gyrus in normally functioning human brain, using magnetic resonance imaging

Abdalla Ahmed Eldaw Elamin^1♦, Mohammed Issa Mohammed Eltahir², Elghazaly A Elghazaly^3,4, Saadeldin Ahmed Idris^5,6, Abubaker El Elhaj⁷, Elriah Mohamed Makki Elmasalmi², Mohammed Ibrahim Elhassan Omer²

¹Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Hail, KSA
²Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, National University, Sudan
³Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan
⁴Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, KSA
⁵Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Hail, KSA
⁶Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Alzaeim Alazhari University, Sudan
⁷Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Turkey

^♦Corresponding author
Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Hail, KSA

ABSTRACT

Background: The volume and morphology of the superior temporal gyrus (STG) of the human brain can be affected by age. Its quantitative assessment might be aiding the clinicians. Objective: To estimate the STG volume in MRI using DICOM viewer in adults deprived of structural brain abnormality, to correlate the volume with age, and to determine its variations between/and within the sexes. Material and Methods: A retrospective study was performed in Al-Amal Hospital, Sudan (April 2021 and March 2022). STG volume was delineated along the entire STG borders. Using SPSS version 25.0 data were processed. Results: It included a MRI brain of 50 adult patients (equal genders); their mean age was 33.12± 8.29 years (range, 20 to 49 years). STG volume was adversely interrelated with age (r =−0.318 and P=0.024), significantly differed bilaterally within sexes (P =0.000), and was greater on the left in both genders. A significant gender difference was observed regarding STG volume, p = 0.000. Conclusion: DICOM can be used to assess the STG morphometrically to detect any pathological variations, based on volume changes.

Keywords: Superior Temporal Gyrus; Volumetric; Age; Gender; DICOM software

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms236e2347

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i124/ms236e2347

Published: 21 June 2022