Detection of Dilated Cerebral Ventricles in Infants: A Correlative Study Between Ultrasound and Computed Tomography

1 May 1979

journal article
research article
Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology

Vol. 131 (2) , 447-451
https://doi.org/10.1148/131.2.447

Abstract

Cross-sectional ultrasonic (US) and computed tomographic (CT) scans were obtained to compare their relative accuracies in determining cerebral ventricular size in 20 infants < 1 yr of age. The goal was to determine whether ultrasound imaging techniques could replace CT in the serial evaluation of the lateral ventricles, particularly in patients with ventricular shunts. The US images were obtained with a servo-controlled real-time sector and trapezoid scanner of original design. In 85% of the infants, biventricular width by US and CT differed by < 0.5 cm, and in 95% by < 1 cm.

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