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Comparing Caliper versus Computed Tomography Measurements of Cranial Dimensions in Children
Author(s) -
Wu Grace T.,
Audlin Jason R.,
Grewal Jeewanjot S.,
Tatum Sherard A.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.29086
Subject(s) - calipers , medicine , cranial vault , tomography , computed tomography , nuclear medicine , radiology , orthodontics , surgery , skull , mathematics , geometry
Objectives/Hypothesis We have found no study assessing the accuracy of caliper cranium measurements compared to computed tomography (CT) measurements of the head. The objective of this study was to assess the reliability of caliper measurements in comparison to CT measurements. Study Design Retrospective chart review. Methods This study includes all patients evaluated for head shape abnormality between 2010 and 2019 at a single academic medical center. Eighty‐nine patients who had CT head scans were identified, and their caliper measurements of anterior–posterior and transverse head dimensions were documented. Results There was no statistically significant difference between the CT and caliper measurements. Conclusion Caliper measurements are a simple and reliable way to assess cranial vault proportionality with growth after cranial vault reconstruction. Level of Evidence 4 Laryngoscope , 131:773–775, 2021