Bicaudate index
Last revised by Craig Hacking on 26 Jun 2024
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Venkatesh M, Hacking C, Micał W, et al. Bicaudate index. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 07 Oct 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26126
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Article created:
30 Nov 2013,
Manchikanti Venkatesh
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At the time the article was created Manchikanti Venkatesh had no recorded disclosures.
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Last revised:
26 Jun 2024,
Craig Hacking ◉
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- BCI
The bicaudate index (BCI) 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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References
- 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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