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Automated Detection of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Using CT Imaging for Calculating the Ventricle-to-Subarachnoid Volume Ratio

Jacob J. Knittel, Justin L. Hoskin, Dylan J. Hoyt, Jonathan A. Abdo, Emily L. Foldes, Molly M. McElvogue, Clay M. Oliver, Daniel A. Keesler, Terry D. Fife, F. David Barranco, Kris A. Smith, J. Gordon McComb, Matthew T. Borzage and Kevin S. King
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2025, 46 (1) 141-146; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8451
Jacob J. Knittel
aFrom the Creighton University School of Medicine (J.J.K., J.A.A., C.M.O.), Phoenix, Arizona
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Justin L. Hoskin
bDepartment of Neurology (J.L.H., T.D.F.), Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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Dylan J. Hoyt
cDepartment of Radiology (D.J.H., D.A.K.), St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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Jonathan A. Abdo
aFrom the Creighton University School of Medicine (J.J.K., J.A.A., C.M.O.), Phoenix, Arizona
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Emily L. Foldes
dDepartment of Neuroradiology (E.L.F., M.M.M., K.S.K.), Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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Molly M. McElvogue
dDepartment of Neuroradiology (E.L.F., M.M.M., K.S.K.), Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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Clay M. Oliver
aFrom the Creighton University School of Medicine (J.J.K., J.A.A., C.M.O.), Phoenix, Arizona
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Daniel A. Keesler
bDepartment of Neurology (J.L.H., T.D.F.), Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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Terry D. Fife
bDepartment of Neurology (J.L.H., T.D.F.), Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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F. David Barranco
eDepartment of Neurosurgery (F.D.B., K.A.S.), Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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Kris A. Smith
eDepartment of Neurosurgery (F.D.B., K.A.S.), Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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J. Gordon McComb
fDepartment of Neurosurgery (J.G.M.), Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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Matthew T. Borzage
gDivision of Neonatology (M.T.B.), Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
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Kevin S. King
dDepartment of Neuroradiology (E.L.F., M.M.M., K.S.K.), Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
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