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Intracranial Volume Measurement: A Systematic Review and Comparison of Different Techniques

Breakey, W; Knoops, PGM; Borghi, A; Rodriguez-Florez, N; Dunaway, DJ; Schievano, S; Jeelani, ONU; (2017) Intracranial Volume Measurement: A Systematic Review and Comparison of Different Techniques. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery , 28 (7) pp. 1746-1751. 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003929. Green open access

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Abstract

The ability to calculate intracranial volume (ICV) from 3-dimensional imaging is a useful tool in a craniofacial team's armamentarium. Intracranial volume uses range from decision making to assessment. Various methods to calculate ICV exist including fully manual, semiautomatic, and fully automatic techniques and they are used with varying frequency in craniofacial centres globally.This study aimed to systematically analyze and compare ICV calculations across the 3 methods and provide information to allow the reader to utilize these processes in practice.Twenty-six computed tomography scans from Apert patients were used to compare ICV measurements calculated using the following techniques: fully manual segmentation with OsiriX (taken as the gold standard); semiautomatic segmentation using Simpleware ScanIP; and fully automatic segmentation using FSL neuroimaging software. In addition, to assess the effect that a reducing CT scan slice number had on ICV measurement, 13 scans were remeasured using half, quarter, and an eighth of the slices of the full scan.The manual and semiautomatic techniques had intraclass correlation coefficients of 0.997, and 0.993 respectively. Intracranial volume measurements using the semi- and fully automatic techniques showed high linear correlation with manual techniques (R = 0.993 and R = 0.995). The coefficients of determination for full scan versus half, quarter, and eighth scan were R = 0.98, 0.96, and 0.94 respectively.Similar ICV results can be obtained using manual, semiautomatic, or automatic techniques with decreasing amount of time required to perform each method. Command line code for the fully automatic method is provided.

Type: Article
Title: Intracranial Volume Measurement: A Systematic Review and Comparison of Different Techniques
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003929
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000003929
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Apert syndrome, craniosynostosis, volumetrics
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science > Childrens Cardiovascular Disease
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Biology and Cancer Dept
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10024975
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