Determination of ventricular volume following metrizamide CT ventriculography

Volume averaging, relatively slight differences in the mean attenuation coefficients of CSF and white/grey matter, and the irregular contours of the human ventricular system have so far seriously limited the accuracy of CT estimation of ventricular volume. Taking advantage of the high attenuation of...

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Published in:Neuroradiology 1978-01, Vol.16 (1), p.136-139
Main Authors: Rottenberg, D A, Pentlow, K S, Deck, M D, Allen, J C
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cerebral Ventricles - anatomy & histology
Cerebral Ventriculography
Humans
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Metrizamide
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Volume averaging, relatively slight differences in the mean attenuation coefficients of CSF and white/grey matter, and the irregular contours of the human ventricular system have so far seriously limited the accuracy of CT estimation of ventricular volume. Taking advantage of the high attenuation of metrizamide-containing CSF, we have developed three methods for computing ventricular volume after metrizamide CT ventriculography; these methods depend upon computer analysis of X-ray absorption data obtained from contiguous CT brain slices. All three methods were validated by CT scanning a formalin-fixed cadaver brain containing an apoxy-resin cast of the ventricular system. Calculated ventricular volumes were compared with the actual measured volume of the ventricular cast.
ISSN:0028-3940
1432-1920
DOI:10.1007/BF00395228