Bicaudate index
Last revised by Wojciech Micał on 17 Jun 2022
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Venkatesh M, Micał W, Bell D, et al. Bicaudate index. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26126
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30 Nov 2013,
Manchikanti Venkatesh
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17 Jun 2022,
Wojciech Micał
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The bicaudate index is the ratio of width of two lateral ventricles at the level of the head of the caudate nucleus to distance between outer tables of skull at the same level. It can be a useful marker of ventricular volume and in the diagnosis of hydrocephalus.
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- 1. Barr AN, Heinze WJ, Dobben GD et-al. Bicaudate index in computerized tomography of Huntington disease and cerebral atrophy. Neurology. 1979;28 (11): 1196-1200. Pubmed citation
- 2. Dupont S, Rabinstein AA. CT evaluation of lateral ventricular dilatation after subarachnoid hemorrhage: baseline bicaudate index balues. Neurol. Res.35 (2): 103-6. doi:10.1179/1743132812Y.0000000121 - Pubmed citation
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