Comparison of three methods for the estimation of total intracranial volume: Stereologic, planimetric, and anthropometric approaches

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-53

  Acer, Niyazi ^a   Sahin, Bunyamin ^b   Baş, Orhan ^c   Ertekin, Tolga ^d   Usanmaz, Mustafa ^e  

^a MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Computed tomography; Intracranial volume; Planimetry; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846012889     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000250653.77090.97     Document Type: Article

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