Rapid computed tomography technique to measure ventricular volumes in the child with suspected ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure II: Clinical application

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 668-673

  Sze, Raymond W ^a,c   Ghioni, Victor ^a   Weinberger, Ed ^a   Seidel, Kristy D ^b   Ellenbogen, Richard G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ventricular volume; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL APPLICATION; CLINICAL COURSE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN; HIGH PRESSURE; OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT; VENTRICULAR VOLUME; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT; VOLUME ANALYSIS; VOLUME CHANGE;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN TUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL HYDROCEPHALUS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT FAILURE;

EID: 0042887329     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200309000-00002     Document Type: Article

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