Estimation of the Craniectomy Surface Area by Using Postoperative Images

Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is a neurosurgical procedure performed to relieve the intracranial pressure engendered by brain swelling. However, no easy and accurate method exists for determining the craniectomy surface area. In this study, we implemented and compared three methods of estimating th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Meng-Yin Ho, Wei-Lung Tseng, Furen Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biomedical Imaging
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5237693