The CLOSED protocol to assess optic nerve sheath diameter using color-Doppler: a comparison study in a cohort of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus patients.

Raffaele AspideGiacomo BertoliniLaura Maria Beatrice BelottiLuca Albini RiccioliFrancesco ToniDiego MazzatentaGiorgio PalandriLuigi VetrugnoDaniele Guerino Biasucci

Published in: The ultrasound journal (2022)

In this cohort of patients, magnetic resonance showed high intra-rater variability in optic nerve sheath diameter assessments. Optic nerve sheath diameter assessments using color-Doppler yielded lower and less scattered diameters compared to B-mode only.

Keyphrases

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magnetic resonance
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