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Estimation of Posterior Fossa Volume in Pediatric Patients with Chiari Malformations by the Cavalieri Principle
May 27-May 30
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Chunquan Cai, Qingjiang Zhang, Changhong Shen, Weidong Yang, Ouyan Shi, "Estimation of Posterior Fossa Volume in Pediatric Patients with Chiari Malformations by the Cavalieri Principle," BioMedical Engineering and Informatics, International Conference on, vol. 1, pp. 591-595, 2008 International Conference on BioMedical Engineering and Informatics, 2008.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/BMEI.2008.73,
author = {Chunquan Cai and Qingjiang Zhang and Changhong Shen and Weidong Yang and Ouyan Shi},
title = {Estimation of Posterior Fossa Volume in Pediatric Patients with Chiari Malformations by the Cavalieri Principle},
journal ={BioMedical Engineering and Informatics, International Conference on},
volume = {1},
year = {2008},
isbn = {978-0-7695-3118-2},
pages = {591-595},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/BMEI.2008.73},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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TY - CONF
JO - BioMedical Engineering and Informatics, International Conference on
TI - Estimation of Posterior Fossa Volume in Pediatric Patients with Chiari Malformations by the Cavalieri Principle
SN - 978-0-7695-3118-2
SP591
EP595
A1 - Chunquan Cai,
A1 - Qingjiang Zhang,
A1 - Changhong Shen,
A1 - Weidong Yang,
A1 - Ouyan Shi,
PY - 2008
KW - Chiari malformations
KW - Cavalieri principle
KW - Posterior fossa volumes
KW - Estimation
VL - 1
JA - BioMedical Engineering and Informatics, International Conference on
ER -
 
Chiari malformations (CMs) involve pathological hindbrain abnormalities reported to be correlated with a hypoplastic posterior fossa. This study calculates posterior fossa volume estimate using MRI. A retrospective review was conducted on patients who were admitted to our hospital. Clinical and radiological assessments were performed. Posterior fossa volumes (PFV) and intracranial volumes (ICV) were measured from head MRI scans using the Cavalieri principle. Forty CMs patients with a mean age of 9.5 years were identified. The mean PFV/ICV ratio for all the CMs patients (0.103) was found to be statistically smaller than that of the control patients (0.132, p < 0.05). It was concluded that the combination of MRI with the Cavalieri principle is a direct and accurate technique that can be applied safely for estimating the PFV and ICV. The PFV/ICV ratio is a predictor of CMs for the development of symptoms and the decision to perform surgery in children.
Index Terms:
Chiari malformations, Cavalieri principle, Posterior fossa volumes, Estimation
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Chunquan Cai, Qingjiang Zhang, Changhong Shen, Weidong Yang, Ouyan Shi, "Estimation of Posterior Fossa Volume in Pediatric Patients with Chiari Malformations by the Cavalieri Principle," bmei, vol. 1, pp.591-595, 2008 International Conference on BioMedical Engineering and Informatics, 2008
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