Growth Curves for Intracranial Volume and Two-dimensional Parameters for Japanese Children without Cranial Abnormality: Toward Treatment of Craniosynostosis
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- TOMITA Yousuke
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- KAMEDA Masahiro
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University
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- SENOO Takaya
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- TOKUYAMA Eijiro
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- SUGAHARA Chiaki
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- YABUNO Satoru
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- OKAZAKI Yosuke
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- KAWAUCHI Satoshi
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- HOSOMOTO Kakeru
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- SASAKI Tatsuya
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- YASUHARA Takao
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- DATE Isao
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Abstract
<p>In the management of patients with craniosynostosis, it is important to understand growth curve of the normal cranium. Although three-dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) images taken in thin slices are easily available nowadays, data on the growth curves of intracranial volume (ICV), cranial length, cranial width, and cranial height in the normal cranium are mainly based on older studies using radiography, and there are insufficient reports using CT images especially taken in thin slices. The purpose of this study was to establish growth curves in the normal cranium of Japanese children using thin-slice images. Cranial images of 106 subjects (57 males, 49 females; aged 0–83 months) without significant cranial abnormalities were retrospectively analyzed. Using thin-slice CT images, the ICV and two-dimensional parameters such as cranial length, cranial width, and cranial height were measured by iPlan, followed by generating growth curves and calculating cephalic index (CI). ICV calculated from thin-slice CT images was compared with that obtained by substituting two-dimensional parameters into Mackinnon formula. The ICV growth curves for males and females were similar in shape. As with the ICV, the two-dimensional parameters increased most rapidly in the first year after birth. There was no significant difference in CI between the sexes or among any age groups. ICV calculated from thin-slice 3D CT images was 60% of that obtained from Mackinnon formula. These data will enable us to compare these specific measurements in craniosynostosis patients directly with those of normal children, which will hopefully help in managing these patients.</p>
Journal
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- Neurologia medico-chirurgica
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Neurologia medico-chirurgica 62 (2), 89-96, 2022
The Japan Neurosurgical Society