title: The frontal and temporal horn ratio to assess dimension of paediatric hydrocephalus: a comparative volumetric study.
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging and cranial -ultrasound are the most frequently implemented imaging methods for investigating the infantile hydrocephalic brain. A general and reliable measurement index that can be equally applied in both imaging methods to assess dimension of ventricular dilatation is currently not available. For this purpose, a new parameter called the frontal and temporal horn ratio - determinable in coronal slices of the brain - was developed and evaluated in a comparative volumetric retrospective study: Statistical analyses of 118 MRIs of 46 different shunt-treated pediatric patients revealed a good linear correlation between the new index and the actual ventricular volume.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Saarland University, Medical School, Kirrberger Strasse, Homburg, Germany. sebastian.antes@uks.eu
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Antes
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Welsch
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kiefer
authors.forename: Mareike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gläser
authors.forename: Heiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Körner
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eymann
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography