Morphometric Analysis of the Brain Ventricles in Normal Subjects Using Computerized Tomography

Moawia Gameraddin^1,2*, Abdalrahim Alsayed¹, Amir Ali³, Mosleh Al-Raddadi⁴

¹Department of Diagnostic Radiologic, College of Medical Applied Sciences Technology, Taibah University, Almadinah Al Munawwara, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
²Faculty of Radiological Sciences and Medical Imaging, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, Sudan.
³Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Taibah University, Almadinah Al Munawwara, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
⁴Medical Imaging Department, King Fahad Hospital, Almadinah Al Munawwara, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

DOI: 10.4236/ojrad.2015.51003                

Abstract

Background and Aim: As ageing advances, the human brain undergoes many gross and histopathological changes with regression of the brain tissue leading to the enlargement of the ventricles. Knowledge of morphometric and size of normal ventricular system of brain is important to understand these changes. Methods: For the present perspective study, computerized tomography (CT) for 152 patients (Male-89 and Females-63) were studied for the measurements of fourth ventricle, third ventricle and lateral ventricle and it was statistically analyzed. Results: The anteroposterior extent of the body of the lateral ventricles on the right side was 74.89 + 9.86 mm and 70.06 + 8.83 mm in the males and females and on the left side was 74.89 + 9.89 mm and 69.56 + 11.42 mm in the males and females; the length of the frontal horns on the right side was 28.53 + 3.88 mm and 26.16 + 4.21 mm in the males and females and on the left side was 28.53 + 3.88mm and 26.17 + 4.237 mm in the males and females respectively. The width and height of the fourth ventricle were 12.54 + 1.90 mm and 9.66 + 2.12 in the males and 11.60 + 2.099 mm and 9.70 + 2.219 in the females respectively. The width of the third ventricle was 5.70 + 1.54 mm and 5.40 + 1.68 mm in the males and females respectively. Conclusion: The present study has defined the morphometric measurements of the lateral ventricles, third ventricle, and fourth ventricle of the brain which has clinical correlations in diagnosis and for further line of treatment.

Keywords

Brain, Morphometry, Ventricular System, Size, Subjects, Tomography

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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