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 Antero-posterior 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.