Comparison of four methods for the estimation of intracranial volume: A gold standard study

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 766-773

  Sahin, B ^a   Acer, N ^b   Sonmez, O F ^c   Emirzeoglu, M ^a   Basaloglu, H ^d   Uzun, A ^a   Bilgic, S ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Gazi Hospital   (Turkey)

^d ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cephalometry; Intracranial volume; Planimetry; Point counting; Stereology; Water filling

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CEPHALOMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; STEREOLOGY;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BRAIN; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; SKULL;

EID: 35148858787     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20520     Document Type: Article

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