Intracerebral hemorrhage volume estimation: Is modification of the ABC/2 formula necessary according to the hematoma shape?

Objective: We studied the proposal to modify the ABC/2 formula to ABC/3 for irregular-shaped intracerebral hematoma (ICH) volume estimation.

Patients And Methods: The volume of 133 ICHs were estimated with Kwak's (simplified C; all slices with hemorrhage are considered equal), Kothari's (weighted C) and coronal (reformatted C; measuring C directly on coronal reformatted images) ABC/2 methods, and compared with computer-assisted planimetric measurements. The accuracy, precision and correlation of three ABC/2 methods and their ABC/3 modifications were determined in smooth (Barras' group 1 or 2) and irregular (Barras' group 3-5) shaped ICHs.