Optic nerve sheath diameter assessment by neurosonology: A review of methodologic discrepancies.
intracranial pressure
optic nerve sheath diameter
review
ultrasound
Journal
Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging
ISSN: 1552-6569
Titre abrégé: J Neuroimaging
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9102705
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2021
09 2021
Historique:
revised:
22
06
2021
received:
23
05
2021
accepted:
27
06
2021
pubmed:
17
7
2021
medline:
27
10
2021
entrez:
16
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Reported cutoff values of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) for the diagnosis of elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) are inconsistent. This hampers ONSD as a possible noninvasive bedside monitoring tool for ICP. Because the influence of methodological differences on variations in cutoff values is unknown, we performed a narrative review to identify discrepancies in ONSD assessment methodologies and to investigate their effect on reported ONSD values. We used a structured and quantitative approach in which each ONSD methodology found in the reviewed articles was categorized based on the characteristic appearance of the ultrasound images and ultrasound marker placement. Subsequently, we investigated the influence of the different methodologies on ONSD values by organizing the ONSDs with respect to these categories. In a total of 63 eligible articles, we could determine the applied ONSD assessment methodology. Reported ultrasound images either showed the optic nerve and its sheath as a dark region with hyperechoic striped band at its edges or as a single dark region surrounded by lighter retrobulbar fat. Four different ultrasound marker positions were used to delineate the optic nerve sheath, which resulted in different ONSD values and more importantly, different sensitivities to changes in ICP. Based on our observations, we recommend to place ultrasound markers at the outer edges of the hyperechoic striped bands or at the transitions from the single dark region to the hyperechoic retrobulbar fat because these locations yielded the highest sensitivity of ONSD measurements for increased ICP.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Reported cutoff values of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) for the diagnosis of elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) are inconsistent. This hampers ONSD as a possible noninvasive bedside monitoring tool for ICP. Because the influence of methodological differences on variations in cutoff values is unknown, we performed a narrative review to identify discrepancies in ONSD assessment methodologies and to investigate their effect on reported ONSD values.
METHODS
We used a structured and quantitative approach in which each ONSD methodology found in the reviewed articles was categorized based on the characteristic appearance of the ultrasound images and ultrasound marker placement. Subsequently, we investigated the influence of the different methodologies on ONSD values by organizing the ONSDs with respect to these categories.
RESULTS
In a total of 63 eligible articles, we could determine the applied ONSD assessment methodology. Reported ultrasound images either showed the optic nerve and its sheath as a dark region with hyperechoic striped band at its edges or as a single dark region surrounded by lighter retrobulbar fat. Four different ultrasound marker positions were used to delineate the optic nerve sheath, which resulted in different ONSD values and more importantly, different sensitivities to changes in ICP.
CONCLUSIONS
Based on our observations, we recommend to place ultrasound markers at the outer edges of the hyperechoic striped bands or at the transitions from the single dark region to the hyperechoic retrobulbar fat because these locations yielded the highest sensitivity of ONSD measurements for increased ICP.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
814-825Informations de copyright
© 2021 American Society of Neuroimaging.
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