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Measurement of the Lateral Ventricles in the Neonatal Head: Comparison of 2-D and 3-D Techniques
- Source :
- Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 38:2051-2057
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2012.
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Abstract
- Neonatal cranial ultrasound is routinely performed to screen preterm infants for complications of prematurity. A key component of this examination is the measurement of the lateral ventricles to identify and monitor ventriculomegaly. This study assesses the two-dimensional (2-D) interobserver error of neonatal cranial lateral ventricle measurements on 40 neonates who were undergoing cranial ultrasound in the neonatal intensive care unit. Three-dimensional (3-D) volumes were obtained using a matrix transducer. Lateral ventricle (LV) measurements were subsequently measured on a departmental 3-D workstation by two workstation sonographers. The interobserver error of this technique was calculated and compared with the conventional 2-D technique. Both techniques demonstrated acceptable interobserver variability although the established 2-D technique had less variation. This identifies a potential role for 3-D analysis in the neonatal cranial ultrasound examination. It also affirms the potential of 3-D ultrasound in performing similar small measurements in other clinical settings.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Neonatal intensive care unit
Acoustics and Ultrasonics
Biophysics
Clinical settings
Lateral ventricles
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Lateral Ventricles
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
medicine
Humans
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Ultrasonography
Observer Variation
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
business.industry
Ultrasound
Infant, Newborn
medicine.disease
medicine.anatomical_structure
Cranial ultrasound
Ventricle
Female
Radiology
business
Hydrocephalus
Ventriculomegaly
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 03015629
- Volume :
- 38
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7b8b52b8f7e14fb5c07abdc41f16667a