Volumetric relief map for intracranial cerebrospinal fluid distribution analysis. (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lebret, Alain; Kenmochi, Yukiko; Hodel, Jérôme; Rahmouni, Alain; Decq, Philippe; Petit, Éric
• Is Part Of: Computerized medical imaging and graphics. Volume 44(2015)
• Page Start: 26
• Page End: 40
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Volumetric relief map -- Cerebrospinal fluid -- Cortical subarachnoid space -- Volume preserving -- Computer-aided diagnosis -- Hydrocephalus; Diagnostic imaging -- Periodicals; Imaging systems in medicine -- Periodicals; Diagnosis, Radioscopic -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Diagnostic Imaging -- Periodicals; Imagerie pour le diagnostic -- Périodiques; Diagnostic imaging; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; 616.0754
• DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2015.06.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0895-6111

Abstract

Abstract : Highlights: A planar map of intracranial cerebrospinal fluid distribution is presented. Useful for fluid distribution analysis in hydrocephalus cases. Characterize fluid distributions of (non-)pathological cases. Study fluid networks of (non-)pathological cases. Abstract: Cerebrospinal fluid imaging plays a significant role in the clinical diagnosis of brain disorders, such as hydrocephalus and Alzheimer's disease. While three-dimensional images of cerebrospinal fluid are very detailed, the complex structures they contain can be time-consuming and laborious to interpret. This paper presents a simple technique that represents the intracranial cerebrospinal fluid distribution as a two-dimensional image in such a way that the total fluid volume is preserved. We call this a volumetric relief map, and show its effectiveness in a characterization and analysis of fluid distributions and networks in hydrocephalus patients and healthy adults.