摘要 |
<p>A method and apparatus (10) are provided for measuring intracranial pressure. The method includes the steps of measuring arterial inflow, venous outflow, cranial spinal fluid flow (102), calculating an intracranial volume change (104) from the measured arterial inflow, venous outflow, and cranial spinal fluid flow. The method also includes the steps of calculating a pressure gradient (106) of spinal fluid flow from the measured cranial spinal fluid flow, calculating a pressure change per unit volume change based upon the calculated intracranial volume change, and cranial pressure gradient (108).</p> |