Open AccessEvaluation of Lacrimal Gland Dimensions and Volume in Turkish Population with Computed Tomography
Author(s) -
Erdoğan Bülbül,
Alper Yazıcı,
Bahar Yanık,
Haşmet Yazıcı,
Gülen Demirpolat
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/16331.7207
Subject(s) - coronal plane , computed tomography , medicine , nuclear medicine , turkish population , anatomy , volume (thermodynamics) , population , head and neck , orbit (dynamics) , paranasal sinuses , radiology , physics , surgery , chemistry , biochemistry , environmental health , quantum mechanics , genotype , engineering , gene , aerospace engineering
Computed tomography (CT) is a widespread method for evaluating head and neck pathologies. The lacrimal glands (LGs) are usually visible in routine head and neck CT scans. LG pathologies usually manifests with changes in gland sizes, so it is important to know the normal values of the LG dimensions and volume. The LG sizes may change with age, gender and race. The normal values of LG dimensions and volume in Turkish population was not reported before.