Measurement Of Brain Ventricular Dimensions Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Abstract:

This study aimed to measure the brain ventricular system

dimension in magnetic resonance images using normal MRI

caliber in order to establish a reference base for brain ventricles

in Sudanese populations also to compare between these

measurements in three different classes which are male, female

and children. 60 patients with normal MRI brain scan (or clinical

indication that not affect the ventricular system) with slice

thickness range from 3-5 mm was performed in both Antalya

diagnostic center and Nelien medical diagnostic center in period

from September 2015- until April 2016. The measurement was

performed for Age, Wight of the patient, left Lateral Ventricle

Length, left lateral Ventricular Width, right Ventricular Width, Right

Ventricular Length, Aqua Duct, Fourth Ventricular Width, Fourth

Ventricular length, right Antero-posterior Horn length, Left Anteroposterior

horn, left Anterior Horn length, right Anterior horn

length, third ventricle width and BPD. And the mean values for

these measure was (33.48yers, 67.52kg, 5.3, 1.4, 1.3, 5.4, 0.26,

1.392, 1.05, 8.07, 8.16, 2.48, 2.49, 0.29 and 12.19 cm) for female

patients, (38.2yrs, 71.3 kg, 6.0, 1.56, 1.5, 5.9, 0.29, 1.59, 0.9, 8.4,

8.6, 2.6, 2.6, 0.3 and 12.9cm) for male patient and 5.1yrs, 19.7kg,

5.49, 1.09, 1.02, 5.3, 0.25, 1.35, 0.8431, 7.4, 7.3238, 2.18, 2.23,

0.2, and 12.02cm) for child under age of 15years respectively. The

correlation reveals that direct significant correlation between the

Aqua Duct and the ventricular width and third ventricle higher

measurement in male than female in which both higher than child patient.