Measurement of orbital volume by a 3-dimensional software program: an experimental study.
OBJECTIVE
This study reports a simple method with high accuracy for determining orbital volume from computed tomography (CT) scans.


METHODS
The volume of 20 orbits was evaluated in 20 dry skulls by use of a 3-dimensional software program in General Electric High-Speed Advantage CT/I (Milwaukee, WI), and compared with the volume obtained by direct measurement using the water displacement method. Accuracy of volume measurement by this software program was assessed statistically by paired samples t-test.


RESULTS
The mean volume was found to be 28.37 mL +/- 2.15 by direct impression and 28.41 mL +/- 2.09 by the software program. Volume difference between the 2 methods averaged 0.93 +/- 1.08 mL for each orbit (P < .01). The correlation between the techniques was found to be high (r = 0.887, P < .01). There was no significant volume discrepancy between the 2 methods.


CONCLUSIONS
Measurement by the technique described is an easy and accurate method of assessing the volume of the orbit.
Deveci
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. mdeveci98@yahoo.com
Oztürk
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Sengezer
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Pabuşcu
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D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012984:Software; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods