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A non-invasive assessment of intracranial volume reserve by measuring cerebrospinal fluid volume with the aid of CT imaging.

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Glowacki, M; Budohoski, K; Marszalek, P; Walecki, J; Czernicki, Z
Published in: Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement
January 2010

Monitoring changes in the intracranial volume (ICV) reserve and intracranial pressure (ICP) is one of the key issues in the treatment of intracranial pathologies. The aim of this study is to develop a method of monitoring the ICV reserve by analyzing CSF volume measured using CT in specific regions.A total of 20 patients with cerebral injury were evaluated. Analysis was performed using imaging software. On selected scans (three at the basal cistern level and three at the pineal level), the following regions were analyzed: total cerebral surface (TC1, TC2) and bilateral ambient cistern (AC) only at the basal cistern level for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) volume. Results were correlated with patients' Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores.An increase of CSF volume was observed with an improvement in the GCS. From the examined regions, only AC volume showed a statistically significant linear correlation (p < 0.0005) with GCS. Mean AC: 0.021, 0.454, and 0.678 mL CSF/scan in severe (3-8 pts GCS), moderate (9-12 pts GCS), and mild (13-15 pts GCS) TBI groups, respectively.Assessment of CSF volume changes in mL CSF/scan can be conducted using CT. Counting voxels corresponding to the CSF eliminates mistakes due to inaccurate region demarcation. The obtained results (AC volume) show a high correlation with patient state.

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Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement

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0065-1419

Publication Date

January 2010

Volume

106

Start / End Page

199 / 202

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Statistics as Topic
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Intracranial Pressure
  • Humans
  • Glasgow Coma Scale
  • Brain Mapping
  • Brain Injuries
 

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Glowacki, M., Budohoski, K., Marszalek, P., Walecki, J., & Czernicki, Z. (2010). A non-invasive assessment of intracranial volume reserve by measuring cerebrospinal fluid volume with the aid of CT imaging. Acta Neurochirurgica. Supplement, 106, 199–202. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-98811-4_37
Glowacki, Mariusz, Karol Budohoski, Piotr Marszalek, Jerzy Walecki, and Zbigniew Czernicki. “A non-invasive assessment of intracranial volume reserve by measuring cerebrospinal fluid volume with the aid of CT imaging.Acta Neurochirurgica. Supplement 106 (January 2010): 199–202. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-98811-4_37.
Glowacki M, Budohoski K, Marszalek P, Walecki J, Czernicki Z. A non-invasive assessment of intracranial volume reserve by measuring cerebrospinal fluid volume with the aid of CT imaging. Acta neurochirurgica Supplement. 2010 Jan;106:199–202.
Glowacki, Mariusz, et al. “A non-invasive assessment of intracranial volume reserve by measuring cerebrospinal fluid volume with the aid of CT imaging.Acta Neurochirurgica. Supplement, vol. 106, Jan. 2010, pp. 199–202. Epmc, doi:10.1007/978-3-211-98811-4_37.
Glowacki M, Budohoski K, Marszalek P, Walecki J, Czernicki Z. A non-invasive assessment of intracranial volume reserve by measuring cerebrospinal fluid volume with the aid of CT imaging. Acta neurochirurgica Supplement. 2010 Jan;106:199–202.

Published In

Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement

DOI

ISSN

0065-1419

Publication Date

January 2010

Volume

106

Start / End Page

199 / 202

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Statistics as Topic
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Intracranial Pressure
  • Humans
  • Glasgow Coma Scale
  • Brain Mapping
  • Brain Injuries