Antes Sebastian, Kiefer Michael, Schmitt Melanie, Lechtenfeld Miriam, Geipel Martina, Eymann Regina
Department of Neurosurgery, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
Acta Neurochir Suppl. 2012;114:227-30. doi: 10.1007/978-3-7091-0956-4_44.
Because there is currently no sufficient and prevalent parameter for estimating ventricular size in paediatric hydrocephalus patients by using cranial ultrasound, a new measurement index, called the "frontal and temporal horn ratio", is presented in this study. The advantage of the new quotient is that it can be detected in easily obtainable coronal ultrasound planes. A retrospective analysis of 149 MRIs of young hydrocephalus patients proved the new index to be a promising parameter of ventricular size assessment. Statistical comparison between the "frontal and temporal horn ratio" and the already validated "frontal and occipital horn ratio" revealed a strong and linear correlation between the two quotients. Current research is now evaluating the reliability of the new index in the context of an ultrasound study; first results indicate similar positive findings.
由于目前尚无足够且普遍适用的参数通过头颅超声来估计小儿脑积水患者的脑室大小，本研究提出了一种新的测量指标，即“额颞角比率”。这个新比值的优点在于它可以在容易获得的冠状超声平面上检测到。对149例小儿脑积水患者的MRI进行回顾性分析，证明这个新指标是评估脑室大小的一个有前景的参数。“额颞角比率”与已得到验证的“额枕角比率”之间的统计比较显示，这两个比值之间存在强线性相关性。目前的研究正在超声研究背景下评估这个新指标的可靠性；初步结果表明有类似的阳性发现。
