Re: Our Visit

[Guest guest]

Hi Kristy-

Here is a breakdown of the starscan report that one of our

moderators, Molly, always posts. But she's on vacation this week, so

I just did a search of old messages. This breakdown is for a Level 3

scan. I guess there is something on your report that will tell you

which level it was taken at (1, 2 or 3 I think, I believe it has to

do with wear the sensors are placed on the head), so I'm not sure if

these will match up for you or not, but hopefully they'll be pretty

close.

Here is an explanation of the STARscanner Report:

(Level 3 measurements)

• Cephalic Ratio = Cranial Breadth / Cranial Length. An ideal ratio

would be 0.78 or 78%. Brachycephaly Severity - normal - 73-83%;

moderate -

83.1% to 87.9%; severe - 88% and higher. Scaphocephaly Severity -

normal -

73-83%; moderate - 68.1% to 72.9%; severe - 68% and below.

• Radial Symmetry Index (RSI) = from the front of the head, 15°

segments are measured and added. The addition of the right side

segments is

subtracted to the addition of the left side segments. An ideal ratio

would

be left side – right side = 0 (<30 mm normal)

• Oblique Cranial Maximum and Minimum = Ideally one is looking to

have

the maximum line vertical and the minimum line horizontal.

• Oblique at 30 deg (US1 and US2) = Length of diagonal taken at 30°

on

each side (30° corresponds to the corner of the eye). The

subtraction of

US1 and US2 gives an indication of the asymmetry of the head. An

asymmetry

between 0-3 mm is normal; <6 mm is very mild; 6-10 mm is mild; 10-15

mm is

moderate; 15+ mm is severe

• Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 volumes: Draws vertical and horizontal lines

centered

on middle point of head. Measures volume of each corner starting

front

left, then front right, back right and back left.

• Anterior Symmetry Ratio: looks at front of head and divides front

left volume with front right volume. An ideal ratio would be 1

• Posterior Symmetry Ratio: looks at back of head and divides back

right volume with back left volume. An ideal ration would be 1

• Overall Symmetry Ratio: Divides left side with right side. An ideal

ratio would be 1

• Upper facial left and upper facial right: Measures the length

between the centre of the front to each left and right ear. This

corresponds to a cranial bone and determines the position of the ear.

• Upper Facial Symmetry Ratio: Divides Upper Facial Right with Upper

Facial Left. An ideal ratio would be 1

• Cranial Vault Asymmetry Index (CVAI): the percentage difference in

plagio, (100%-(US1/US2)). 0-3 mm normal

• Ear Offset - this number seems to be very subjective because the

ortho places stickers near the ears that the machine picks up to

take this

measurement. If they are placed differently each time the number

will come

out differently

Jake-22m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand #2 7 weeks)

Jordan-4

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> Well- we went to get star scanned today, and I really thought that

> they were gonna say " oh he looks so much better! " but that is not

> what happened. The scan showed not very much improvement at all!

> She could even see the tears in my eyes. We asked lots of

questions

> and we could tell they were making sure they were Covering their

> butts- by not telling us that we could see great results. So

after

> many questions we decided to go ahead and start the process. I am

> not sure of what numbers are the most important, but

> mentioned the cephalic ratio= at 4 months he was 85.3 and now he

is

> 85.4. If anyone has a star scan summery report could you tell me

> what numbers everyone looks at? There are so many.

>

> They said he had brachy and plagy. he will get his helmet on Aug

> 6th. On our way out we met a lady and her son and she told us how

> pleased she was with the results so far. -she even showed us his

> head and where she had seen the improvements. That really helped.

>

> So we are gonna move forward, and believe God that we will get

> maximum correction. With God all things are possible. We do what

> we can- and He does the rest.

>

> I posted his pics under Z for Zachary R. If anyone would like to

> take a look and offer their opinions.

>

> Take care everyone! I look forward to being a member of this

group

> and learning from everyone's experiences.

>

> God Bless!

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the breakdown. I will get it eventually I

guess....lol When you say an ideal ratio would be 1- for example

Anterior Symmetry ratio- is 84.6 Do you mean 100%?

Thanks for helping me try to understand all this!

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > Well- we went to get star scanned today, and I really thought

that

> > they were gonna say " oh he looks so much better! " but that is

not

> > what happened. The scan showed not very much improvement at

all!

> > She could even see the tears in my eyes. We asked lots of

> questions

> > and we could tell they were making sure they were Covering their

> > butts- by not telling us that we could see great results. So

> after

> > many questions we decided to go ahead and start the process. I

am

> > not sure of what numbers are the most important, but

> > mentioned the cephalic ratio= at 4 months he was 85.3 and now he

> is

> > 85.4. If anyone has a star scan summery report could you tell

me

> > what numbers everyone looks at? There are so many.

> >

> > They said he had brachy and plagy. he will get his helmet on

Aug

> > 6th. On our way out we met a lady and her son and she told us

how

> > pleased she was with the results so far. -she even showed us his

> > head and where she had seen the improvements. That really helped.

> >

> > So we are gonna move forward, and believe God that we will get

> > maximum correction. With God all things are possible. We do

what

> > we can- and He does the rest.

> >

> > I posted his pics under Z for Zachary R. If anyone would like to

> > take a look and offer their opinions.

> >

> > Take care everyone! I look forward to being a member of this

> group

> > and learning from everyone's experiences.

> >

> > God Bless!

> >

>