Encephalic ventricular volumetry in multislice computed tomography images in adults with normal cognitive functions

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volumetry, ventricular system, image segmentation.

Abstract

Introduction: Due to the need for an early diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders, attempts have been made to harmonize diagnostic criteria using morphometric methods based on neuroimaging techniques, but conclusive results have not yet been obtained.

Objective: To determine the ventricular volume due to its wide use as a marker of cerebral atrophy and to identify the effect of sex on these structures, according to the type of skull, estimated from multislice computed tomography imaging techniques.

Methods: An observational and descriptive study was developed in 30 subjects with normal neurocognitive functions and neuropsychiatric examination, aged between 45 and 54 years, who underwent a simple multislice CT scan of the skull. An image segmentation method based on homogeneity was used.

Results: The ventricular volumes showed a significant and positive correlation between them, except between the third and fourth ventricles and the third and the right ventricular volume. The statistics in the multivariate linear model applied showed that they were only significant in terms of sex and type of skull. No significant differences were found regarding sex in any volume except in the third ventricle (p= 0.01). The same occurred by type of skull (p= 0.005).

Conclusions: The morphometry method of the encephalic ventricular system from Computed Tomography images / Segmentation by homogeneity, allowed to quantify the cerebral volumetric changes associated with normal aging and can be used as a biomarker of the relationship between brain structure and cognitive functions.

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Author Biographies

Katherine Susana Hernández Cortés, Medical Sciences University

Assistant teacher of human anatomy.Metogology in technical and science in medical university.

Adrian Alberto Mesa Pujals, Center of Medical biophysics

Computer science engineer

Nelsa María Sagaro del Campo, Medical science university

Doctor of medical science.Doctor in medicine .Professor and Senior researches of the academy of science of Cuba .

Arquimedes Montoya Pedron, Juan Bruno Zayas Hospital

Doctor of medical sciences.Second degree specialist in neurophysiology.Head of the neurophysiology service of Juan Bruno Zayas Hospital .Senior research of academic of science.

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2023-01-27

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Hernández Cortés KS, Mesa Pujals AA, Sagaro del Campo NM, Montoya Pedron A. Encephalic ventricular volumetry in multislice computed tomography images in adults with normal cognitive functions. Rev Cubana Inv Bioméd [Internet]. 2023 Jan. 27 [cited 2025 Jul. 12];42(1). Available from: https://revibiomedica.sld.cu/index.php/ibi/article/view/2578

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