Open AccessIntracranial Cerebrospinal Fluid Volume Evaluation in Healthy People and Hydrocephalus Patients using SPACE Sequence
Author(s) -
Xuefeng Wu,
Seidu A. Richard,
Xiaodong Xu,
Lirong Zhang,
Min Wu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current medical imaging reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1875-6603
pISSN - 1573-4056
DOI - 10.2174/1573405617666210504093557
Subject(s) - cerebrospinal fluid , hydrocephalus , subarachnoid space , choroid plexus , medicine , ventricle , fourth ventricle , ventricular system , magnetic resonance imaging , pathology , anatomy , radiology , central nervous system
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) is produced mainly by the choroid plexus but with a substantial influence by the ependymal lining of the ventricles in the brain. Hydrocephalus occurs as a result of discrepancy in the production as well as circulation of CSF as a result of congenital and acquired conditions. Nevertheless, studies on the differences between CSF dynamics according to age and gender are still insufficient. Thus, this study evaluated the volume of intracranial CSF in healthy people and hydrocephalus patients taking into account the differences between CSF dynamics according to age and gender using Sampling Perfection with Application optimised Contrast using different flip-angle Evolution (SPACE) sequence.