Neonatal Cranial Ultrasonography

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Wezel-Meijler, Gerda van (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Radiology.; Neuroradiology.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.

Cranial ultrasonography is the most accessible, patient friendly, and cheapest neuroimaging technique on the neonatal ward. It provides important information on brain maturation in the (preterm) neonate and enables the detection of frequently occurring brain anomalies in both preterm and full term n...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Cranial Ultrasound Procedure
• Cranial Ultrasonography: Advantages and Aims
• Cranial Ultrasonography: Technical Aspects
• Performing Cranial Ultrasound Examinations
• Assessing Cranial Ultrasound Examinations
• Timing of Ultrasound Examinations
• Classification of Peri- and Intraventricular Haemorrhage, Periventricular Leukomalacia, and White Matter Echogenicity
• Limitations of Cranial Ultrasonography and Recommendations for MRI
• Maturational Changes of the Neonatal Brain
• Summary
• Further Reading
• Ultrasound Anatomy of the Neonatal Brain
• Coronal Planes
• Sagittal Planes
• Posterior Fontanel
• Temporal Window
• Mastoid Fontanel.