The lateral ventricles are paired C-shaped structures comprising a body and atrium along with 3 projections into the frontal, temporal, and occipital lobes, ...NCBISkiptomaincontentSkiptonavigationResourcesHowToAboutNCBIAccesskeysMyNCBISignintoNCBISignOutTryoutPMCLabsandtelluswhatyouthink.LearnMore.JournalListAJNRAmJNeuroradiolv.41(4);2020AprPMC7144651AJNRAmJNeuroradiol.2020Apr;41(4):566–572.doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6456PMCID:PMC7144651PMID:32079598TheLateralVentricles:ADetailedReviewofAnatomy,Development,andAnatomicVariationsC.L.Scelsi,aT.A.Rahim,aJ.A.Morris,aG.J.Kramer,aB.C.Gilbert,bandS.E.ForseenbC.L.ScelsiaFromtheDepartmentsofRadiology(C.L.S.,T.A.R.,J.A.M.,G.J.K.)FindarticlesbyC.L.ScelsiT.A.RahimaFromtheDepartmentsofRadiology(C.L.S.,T.A.R.,J.A.M.,G.J.K.)FindarticlesbyT.A.RahimJ.A.MorrisaFromtheDepartmentsofRadiology(C.L.S.,T.A.R.,J.A.M.,G.J.K.)FindarticlesbyJ.A.MorrisG.J.KrameraFromtheDepartmentsofRadiology(C.L.S.,T.A.R.,J.A.M.,G.J.K.)FindarticlesbyG.J.KramerB.C.GilbertbNeuroradiology(B.C.G.,S.E.F.),MedicalCollegeofGeorgia,Augusta,Georgia.FindarticlesbyB.C.GilbertS.E.ForseenbNeuroradiology(B.C.G.,S.E.F.),MedicalCollegeofGeorgia,Augusta,Georgia.FindarticlesbyS.E.ForseenAuthorinformationArticlenotesCopyrightandLicenseinformationDisclaimeraFromtheDepartmentsofRadiology(C.L.S.,T.A.R.,J.A.M.,G.J.K.)bNeuroradiology(B.C.G.,S.E.F.),MedicalCollegeofGeorgia,Augusta,Georgia.Correspondingauthor.PleaseaddresscorrespondencetoChrisL.Scelsi,DO,112015thSt,Augusta,GA,30912;e-mail:ude.atsugua@islecscReceived2019Nov12;Accepted2020Jan6.Copyright©2020byAmericanJournalofNeuroradiologyIndicatesopenaccesstonon-subscribersatwww.ajnr.orgThisarticlehasbeencitedbyotherarticlesinPMC.ThecerebralventricleshavebeenstudiedsincethefourthcenturyBCandwereoriginallythoughttoharborthesoulandhigherexecutivefunctions.Duringtheinfancyofneuroradiology,alterationstotheventricularshapeandpositiononpneumoencephalographyandventriculographyweresignsofmasseffectorvolumeloss.However,inthecurrenteraofhigh-resolutioncr