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. 2021 Dec 3;15:708866. doi: 10.3389/fncom.2021.708866

TABLE 4.

Previously reported LGN volumes.

Left LGN (mm3) Right LGN (mm3) Average (mm3) Method References
76.5 ± 14.3 86.2 ± 11.1 81.3 ± 12.7 1.5T Signa, GE, T1-weighted, 3D fast-spoiled gradient sequence, 1 × 1 × 1 mm3, in vivo, automatic segmentation. Li et al., 2012
87.7 ± 10 88.8 ± 11 88.3 ± 10 7T Magnetom Terra, Siemens, 3D MP2RAGE, 0.8 × 0.8 × 0.8 mm3, in vivo, manual segmentation. Schmidt et al., 2018
NA 95.9 ± 13.5 NA Nissl-stained brain sections, manual point counting. Gupta et al., 2006
92.7 ± 24.4 106.1 ± 24.3 99.4 ± 24.4 7T Magnetom, Siemens, in vivo PD-weighted imaging, manual segmentation. Lee et al., 2014
116 ± 18 100 ± 26 108 ± 22 1.5T Magnetom, Siemens, in vivo, T1-weighted 1 mm isotropic MPRAGE, 1 × 1 × 1 mm3, semi-automatic segmentation. Renauld et al., 2016
120.7 ± 6.2 112.3 ± 7.0 116.5 ± 6.6 3T MRI scanner, proton density images, manual segmentation. Giraldo-Chica and Schneider, 2018
113.5 ± 13.3 120.9 ± 14.0 117.2 ± 13.7 7T Magnetom, Siemens, 3D- MP2RAGE, 0.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 mm3, in vivo, manual segmentation. Müller-Axt et al., 2020
115 121 118 Nissl-stained brain sections, manual point counting. Andrews et al., 1997
119 ± 22 NA NA 7T Magnetom, Siemens, 3D- MP2RAGE, 0.7 × 0.7 × 0.7 mm3, in vivo, manual segmentation. Müller-Axt et al., 2017
127.6 ± 32.0 111.9 ± 26.1 119.8 ± 29.1 T1-weighted MRI scans, automatic segmentation. Wang et al., 2015
NA NA 124 ± 21 7T, Philips, segmented MPRAGE, 0.4 × 0.4 × 0.4 mm3, in vivo, manual segmentation. Aldusary et al., 2019
144.1 ± 32.6 116.8 ± 29.8 130.5 ± 31.4 3T, GE, T1-weighted, 1 × 1 × 1 mm3, in vivo, automatic segmentation. Wang et al., 2016
143.1 ± 19.7 143.5 ± 22.3 143.3 ± 21.0 3T, Signa HDxt, GE, 3D BRAVO sequence, 1 × 1 × 1 mm3, in vivo, manual segmentation. Dai et al., 2011
146.4 ± 18.4 145.2 ± 21.4 145.8 ± 19.9 3T, GE, 3D BRAVO sequence, 1 × 1 × 1 mm3, in vivo, manual segmentation. Chen et al., 2013
147.0 ± 23.9 151.7 ± 15.7 149.4 ± 20.2 3T, Philips Intera, T1-weighted, 1 × 1 × 1 mm3, in vivo, automatic segmentation. Hernowo et al., 2011
NA NA 154.2 ± 16.5 1.5T, GE, 3D T1 SPGR sequence, 1 × 1 × 1 mm3, in vivo, manual segmentation. Zhang Y.Q. et al., 2012
160 ± 18 157 ± 18 159 ± 18 3T Magnetom Trio, Siemens, PD-weighted, 0.8 × 0.8 × 0.8 mm3, in vivo, automatic segmentation. Kelly et al., 2014
157.9 ± 9.8 165.2 ± 9.6 161.6 ± 9.7 3T Magnetom Trio, Siemens, PD-weighted, 0.75 × 0.75 × 0.75 mm3, in vivo, manual segmentation. McKetton et al., 2014
145.5 ± 11.0 179.1 ± 15.8 162.3 ± 21.7 3T, Philips Ingenia, T1-weighted 3D-TFE, 1 × 1 × 1 mm3, in vivo, automatic segmentation. Zhang et al., 2020
168.13 167.94 168 3T Magnetom Trio, Siemens, PD-weighted, 0.35 × 0.35 × 1 mm3, in vivo, manual segmentation. McKetton et al., 2015
190 ± 37.7 167 ± 37.4 178.5 ± 38.4 Nissl stained brain sections, manual point counting. Bürgel et al., 1999
NA NA 185 Nissl stained brain sections, manual point counting. Bush and Allman, 2004
NA NA 191.4 ± 47.7 3T Prisma, Siemens, T1-weighted MPRAGE, 1 × 1 × 1 mm3, in vivo, manual segmentation. Papadopoulou et al., 2019a
199 ± 37.5 188.2 ± 50.1 193.6 ± 43.4 3T Magnetom Trio, Siemens, PD-weighted, 0.75 × 0.75 × 1 mm3, in vivo, manual segmentation. Grigorian et al., 2016
156.3 ± 20.6 240.3 ± 29.9 198.3 ± 49.4 3T Magnetom Trio, Siemens, T1-weighted MPRAGE, 1 × 1 × 1 mm3, in vivo, automatic segmentation. Papadopoulou et al., 2019b
255 ± 14 251 ± 22 253 ± 18 3T Trio, Siemens, PD-weighted, 0.375 × 0.375 × 1 mm3, in vivo, manual segmentation. DeSimone and Schneider, 2019
NA NA 267 ± 27 3T Magnetom Trio, Siemens, T1-weighted MPRAGE, 1 × 1 × 1 mm3, in vivo, manual segmentation. Korsholm et al., 2007

The volumes (mean ± SD mm3) are shown for left LGN (1st column), right LGN (2nd column), and average of left and right LGNs (3rd column).