Influence of shunt type on ventricular volume changes in children with hydrocephalus

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 277-283

  Xenos, Chris ^a,b   Sgouros, Spiros ^a,b   Natarajan, Kalyan ^a,b   Walsh, A Richard ^a,b   Hockley, Anthony ^a,b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Hydrocephalus; Segmentation; Ventricular intracranial volume; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; BRAIN VENTRICLE VOLUME; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037307573     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.98.2.0277     Document Type: Article

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