Meeting Banner
Abstract #0783

Visualization of the Meyers Loop in 3D T1-Weighted Images in Infants: Demonstration of Interhemishperic Asymmetry of Anterior Extent of the Meyers Loop

Ho Jun Lee1, Eung Yeop Kim2

1Radiology, Armed Forces Yangju Hospital, Yangju, Gyunggi-do, Korea, Republic of; 2Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of


There was a recent publication that there is interhemispheric asymmetry on the anterior margin of the Meyer's loop by means of perimetry. Only few studies have compared this by imaging. We measured the distance of the anterior margin of the Meyer's loop from the temporal pole (DTT) in both hemishperes, which appear as high SI distinguishable from adjacent structures on MPRAGE at a certain time window during myelination, in 47 infants. The measurements were significantly shorter in the left (left :22.52.7 mm, right: 24.02.4 mm). This is the first study to our knowledge to backup that there is interhemishperic asymmetry of DTT image wise, and will encourage validation by other investigators.