Clinical Study

Estimation of the Lateral Ventricles Volumes from a 2D Image and Its Relationship with Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow

Table 2

Mean values of lateral ventricles volumes and lateral ventricles areas measured in AD, VaD, and NPH patients.

PopulationLateral ventricles volumes (mL)Lateral ventricles areas (cm²)
3D sequencesMean (LvV)2D sequencesMean (LvA)
T1 BRAVOT1 coronalAxial T2 FlairAxial T2*

AD (Mean ± SD)52 ± 12.251 ± 21.951 ± 2016 ± 5.816 ± 6.316 ± 6
VaD (Mean ± SD)43 ± 2446 ± 25.144 ± 2416 ± 5.516 ± 516 ± 5
NPH (Mean ± SD)182 ± 149178 ± 146180 ± 14733 ± 1935 ± 2034 ± 18

Standard Deviation (SD); Alzheimer’s disease (AD); Vascular dementia (VaD); Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH).