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Using a simple stereological method the estimation of the ventricular volume in ten hydrocephalic children and adults based on ordinary CT-scans is presented. The volume estimates are compared with “ventricular size” expressed as Evans' ratio. The differences between the two estimates are discussed.
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Pakkenberg, B., Boesen, J., Albeck, M. et al. Unbiased and efficient estimation of total ventricular volume of the brain obtained from CT-scans by a stereological method. Neuroradiology 31, 413–417 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00343866
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