The Scientific World Journal

Research Article

Analysis of the Volumes of the Posterior Cranial Fossa, Cerebellum, and Herniated Tonsils Using the Stereological Methods in Patients with Chiari Type I Malformation

Table 4

Comparison of CV, PCFV, and CV to PCFV ratio between the two groups.
Control ( 𝑛 = 2 5 ) Mean ± SDCMI ( 𝑛 = 3 0 ) Mean ± SD 𝑃
CV (cm3) 1 2 5 . 7 4 ± 1 6 . 2 5 1 1 7 . 4 9 ± 1 8 . 2 8 0.085
PCFV (cm3) 1 6 5 . 5 7 ± 1 9 . 3 7 1 4 6 . 0 1 ± 1 9 . 0 7 0.001
CV to PCFV ratio (%) 7 6 . 0 6 ± 6 . 5 4 8 0 . 3 9 ± 6 . 6 8 0.019
CV: cerebellar volume, PCVF: posterior cranial fossa volume.