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Table 4 Results of the PC-MRI and FIESTA measurements in the CA

From: Can pulsatile CSF flow across the cerebral aqueduct cause ventriculomegaly? A prospective study of patients with communicating hydrocephalus

Parameter

Mean \(\pm\) SD (n = 30)

SV (μL)

80 ± 51

Evan’s index

0.37 ± 0.04

Cross-sectional area (mm2)

5.6 ± 3.2

Net flow (mL/min)

0.74 ± 0.71a

Max flow (caudal) (mL/min)

21.6 ± 11.8a

Min flow (cranial) (mL/min)

− 15.9 ± 9.8a

Max flow-min flow (mL/min)

37.5 ± 21.3

Maximum flow ratio (QO/I)

1.32 ± 0.28

Time ratio rO/I

0.85 ± 0.15

Net flow direction (+/−)a

26/4

  1. aPositive sign indicates flow out from the ventricles