Levene index

Case contributed by Antonio Navarro-Ballester
Diagnosis not applicable
ultrasound

Levene index in a patient with germinal matrix hemorrhage (Grade II). The inner red line marks the falx and the outer red line, the lateral wall of the body of the lateral ventricle. The blue line is the distance between both points (Levene Index).

Case Discussion

The Levene index is a measure that allows monitoring the size of the ventricles in newborn patients through transfontanellar ultrasound.

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