Neurocirugia (English Edition)
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Neurocirugia (Astur : Engl Ed) · May 2019
Shape-based interpolation method in measuring intracranial volume for pre- and post-operative decompressive craniectomy using open source software.
Intracranial volume (ICV) is an important tool in the management of patients undergoing decompressive craniectomy (DC) surgery. The aim of this study was to validate ICV measurement applying the shape-based interpolation (SBI) method using open source software on computed tomography (CT) images. ⋯ The shape-based interpolation method with 1-in-10 sampling strategy gave comparable results in estimating ICV compared to manual segmentation. Thus, this method could be used in clinical settings for rapid, reliable and repeatable ICV estimations.