Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages 41-48 (June 2008) Age-related changes in the incidence of pineal gland calcification in Turkey: A prospective multicenter CT study Ahmet Tuncay Turgut, Hakkı Muammer Karakaş, Yelda Özsunar, Levent Altın, Kağan Çeken, Banu Alıcıoğlu, İclal Sönmez, Ahmet Alparslan, Belde Yürümez, Tayfun Çelik, Eda Kazak, Pınar Özdemir Geyik, Uğur Koşar Pathophysiology Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages 41-48 (June 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2008.02.001 Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Distribution of all individuals according to the presence of PGC on CT for each sex. Pathophysiology 2008 15, 41-48DOI: (10.1016/j.pathophys.2008.02.001) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Illustrative cases: (a) pineal gland with no calcification with a degree score of 0 in a 51-year-old male patient. (b) Mild PGC with a degree score of 1 in a 55-year-old female patient. (c) Moderate PGC with a degree score of 4 in a 60-year-old female patient. (d) Severe PGC with a degree score of 5 in a 67-year-old female patient. (e) Very severe PGC with a degree score of 7 in a 74-year-old female patient. Pathophysiology 2008 15, 41-48DOI: (10.1016/j.pathophys.2008.02.001) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Distribution of all individuals according to PGC on CT in each radiology clinic. Pathophysiology 2008 15, 41-48DOI: (10.1016/j.pathophys.2008.02.001) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Climatological data of the cities of relevant clinics from different geographical regions of Turkey. Data are the mean values of duration of sunlight exposure as hours per day and intensity of sunlight exposure as cal/cm2 per day in each city. Pathophysiology 2008 15, 41-48DOI: (10.1016/j.pathophys.2008.02.001) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions