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Research ArticlePediatric Neuroimaging

Maturation of the Olfactory Bulbs: MR Imaging Findings

J.F. Schneider and F. Floemer
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2009, 30 (6) 1149-1152; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1501
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    Pattern 1 of OBs (black arrows) shows a continuous external neuronal layer and a central area of T2-hyperintense unmyelinated white matter.

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    Pattern 2 of OBs (black arrows) shows a thinning of the superior aspect and a still T2-hyperintense, not yet fully myelinated, central white matter area.

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    Demographics and age repartition according to the MR imaging pattern of OBs.

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    Schematic drawing with a coronal cut through the OB, demonstrating asymmetric neuronal layering in an adult OB. a, Nasal olfactory epithelium. b, Cribriform plate. c, Glomerular layer. d, Mitral cell layer. e, Olfactory bulb. f, Olfactory tract.

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    Serial MR imaging examinations (from top to bottom: ages 2 months, 8 months, and 18 months) in the same child show all 3 maturational steps.

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