ventriculomegaly

What Is Dilated Lateral Ventricles?

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What Is Dilated Lateral Ventricles? Ventriculomegaly is a brain condition that mainly occurs in the fetus when the lateral ventricles become dilated. The most common definition uses a width of the atrium of the lateral ventricle of greater than 10 mm. This occurs in around 1% of pregnancies. What causes dilated ventricles in the brain?

How Do You Measure Fetal Ventricles?

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How Do You Measure Fetal Ventricles? Usually in sonographic examinations, the fetal ventricle diameter is measured on an axial plane at the level of the thalami as a line perpendicular to the atrium at the level of the posterior margin of the choroid plexus. Measurement of the lateral ventricle How do you measure fetal lateral