Cella media index

Case contributed by Ayush Goel
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Assess ventricle size

Patient Data

Gender: Male
ct

X/Y > 4 is normal

Case Discussion

The cella media index is one of the methods used to assess ventricle size with respect to brain tissue and cerebral atrophy. It is the ratio of biparietal diameter of skull to maximum external diameter of lateral ventricles at cella media (i.e central part of lateral ventricles).

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