Overview of LGN volumes from published studies
| Modality | Authors | No. | Cases | Morphometric Measurements (volume or height) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Histology study | Putnam, 19269 | 3 | Healthy subjects | Ranging from 91.9 to 157 mm3 |
| Zvorykin, 198011 | 17 | Healthy subjects | Ranging from 66 to 152 mm3 | |
| Selemon and Begovic, 20075 | 30 | Healthy subjects | Average volume: 79.67 mm3 | |
| Dorph-Petersen et al, 20056 | 30 | Healthy subjects (only left LGN) | Average volume: 104 mm3 | |
| fMRI study | Chen et al, 199931 | 8 | Healthy subjects | Activation area: 4.6 × 4.6 mm2 |
| Kastner et al, 200420 | 6 | Healthy subjects | Left/right: 234 ± 29 mm3/244 ± 28 mm3 | |
| Korsholm et al, 200721 | 19 | Patients with isolated optic neuritis | Average of bilateral LGN: 267 ± 27 mm3 | |
| Hess et al, 20097 | 6 | Patients with amblyopia | Left/right: 409 ± 306 mm3/439 ± 310 mm3 | |
| Proton density MRI study | Gupta et al, 20098 | 18 | 8 Healthy subjects | Height: left/right 4.83 ± 0.95 mm/4.74 ± 0.54 mm |