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Titolo
Morphological and morphometric assessment of the encephalic ventricles using different neuroimaging techniques
Autor(es)
Soggetto
Encephalic ventricles
Morphology
Morphometry
Neuroimaging
Fecha de publicación
2003
Resumen
[ES]An exhaustive analysis of the morphology and
morphometry of the encephalic ventricles has
been carried out using an array of diagnostic
imaging techniques; namely, ultrasound, computerised
tomography, magnetic resonance and
its three-dimensional variant. The study was conducted
on a total of 822 patients ranging in age
from birth to 89 years old.
The incorporation of these techniques into
the field of Human Anatomy has permitted
researchers to gain a different and updated view
of the anatomical structures present in living
human beings. Thus, using ultrasound the ventricular
system was identified in the form of
sonolucent or anechoic areas. With computerised
tomography, the ventricles appeared as
hypodense images within the adjacent cerebral
parenchyma. With magnetic resonance, and
three-dimensional reconstruction, the ventricular
morphology was visualised on the three spatial
planes. Visualisation of the ventricular cavities by
MR varied depending on whether they were
enhanced in T1 or T2, or in proton density.
From the morphometric point of view, the
cerebral ventricles exhibited variations in size
that were directly related to the age of the
patient; thus, age is a determinant factor in ventricular
size. However, note should be taken of
the low morphometric variability seen in IVv
with respect to age. Regarding the other cerebral
ventricles, size did depend on age.
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ISSN
1136-4890
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