The accuracy of linear indices of ventricular volume in pediatric hydrocephalus: technical note. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2015 Jun;15(6):547-51
Date
03/10/2015Pubmed ID
25745953Pubmed Central ID
PMC4558898DOI
10.3171/2014.10.PEDS14209Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84938891902 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 41 CitationsAbstract
Assessment of ventricular size is essential in clinical management of hydrocephalus and other neurological disorders. At present, ventricular size is assessed using indices derived from the dimensions of the ventricles rather than the actual volumes. In a population of 22 children with congenital hydrocephalus and 22 controls, the authors evaluated the relationship between ventricular volume and linear indices in common use, such as the frontooccipital horn ratio, Evans' index, and the bicaudate index. Ventricular volume was measured on high-resolution anatomical MR images. The frontooccipital horn ratio was found to have a stronger correlation with both absolute and relative ventricular volume than other indices. Further analysis of the brain volumes found that congenital hydrocephalus produced a negligible decrease in the volume of the brain parenchyma.
Author List
Ragan DK, Cerqua J, Nash T, McKinstry RC, Shimony JS, Jones BV, Mangano FT, Holland SK, Yuan W, Limbrick DD JrAuthor
Dustin K. Ragan PhD Assistant Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentBrain
Cerebral Ventricles
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Hydrocephalus
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
