DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2022.v10i09.026

Pages: 1570-1573

Background: The variability of the adult lateral ventricle size may vary with gender and age. There is, however, little data on the morphology of the lateral ventricle for the Sudanese population. Objective: To measure the differences of the lateral ventricle concerning gender and age-related differences, and to establish reference values of the lateral ventricle measurements for Sudanese using computed tomography (CT). Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on 500 healthy Sudanese adults (261 male and 239 female), their ages ranged from 18 to 90 years. were collected at the CT unit of The Dar Al Elaj Specialized Hospital, Modern Diagnostic Center), Khartoum, Sudan. during the period from January 2020 to January 2021. All participants underwent brain computed tomography imaging. Shape, anteroposterior length, and area of the lateral ventricle were measured. Results: The study showed that the lateral ventricle measurement was higher in males. the left Width of the Right Lateral ventricle at p-values of 0.000, the width of the left lateral ventricle, the length of the body of the right ventricle, and the length of the body of the left ventricle no significant (with p-value 0.211, 0.545 and 0.124). Conclusion: This study showed that In conclusion, this study established baseline measurements for the lateral for the healthy Sudanese population. Furthermore, radiographically there is a slight difference in lateral ventricles measurement regarding gender.