A New Practical Intracerebral Hematoma Volume Calculation Method and Comparison to simple ABC/2

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AIM: To find a more practical and effective formula than simple ABC/2 (sABC/2) to calculate the hematoma volume in patients withsubdural and parenchymal haemorrhage.MATERIAL and METHODS: We reviewed the records of 157 patients who underwent brain computed tomography examinationsfor stroke from January to October 2017. Our method, sABC/2 formula, and the planimetric method (the gold standard) were usedfor measuring the volumes of hematoma.RESULTS: The concordance in brain hematoma volumes calculated by sABC/2 and the proposed method as compared toplanimetry were 0.92 and 0.93, respectively (p<0.05). The proposed method calculates the subdural hematoma volumes muchbetter than the conventional one, and the root mean square error (RMSE) values were 32.17 and 20.62 ml for sABC/2 and our newmethod, respectively, whereas the RMSE values for parenchymal hematomas were 25.01 and 20.46 ml for sABC/2 and our newmethod, respectively.CONCLUSION: Our new formula for calculating the volume of subdural and parenchymal hematomas is as practical as sABC/2 andallows the clinician to apply the method bedside.