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Ventricular index

A coronal cranial ultrasound measurement: how far the anterior horn of the lateral ventricle extends from the midline, used to track post-hemorrhagic dilatation.

Also called: Levene index

Card id: ventricular-index

Sources

  • Levene MI. Measurement of the growth of the lateral ventricles in preterm infants with real-time ultrasound. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 1981. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1627506/
  • Liu G, Nie C. Ultrasonic diagnosis and management of posthemorrhagic ventricular dilatation in premature infants: a narrative review. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022. https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/24/7468

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