Normal width of cranial sutures in the neonate and infant. An objective method of assessment.
A material of 107 normal skull films have been used to determine the normal range of the cranial sutures in the age group 0 to 45 days of age. Assessment is based on the lateral view and includes evaluation of both coronal and lambdoid sutures as well as the degree of V-shape of the coronal sutures. Values obtained are easily classified as normal, borderline or pathologic by use of a simple diagram.
D000367:Age Factors; D002356:Cartilage / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011859:Radiography; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*