Pictorial Essay

Cranial Sonography in Extremely Preterm Infants Yeliz Pekcevik, MD,1 Esra Arun Ozer, MD,2 Handan Guleryuz, MD3 1

Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Radiology Clinic, Gaziler Cd. No. 468, Yenis¸ehir TR-35110, Izmir, Turkey 2 Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Neonatalogy Clinic, Gaziler Cd. No. 468, Yenis¸ehir TR-35110, Izmir, Turkey 3 Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Inciralti, 35340, Izmir, Turkey Received 27 August 2013; accepted 31 January 2014

ABSTRACT: Survival rates of extremely preterm infants have risen dramatically, paralleling improvements in prenatal and neonatal care. Cranial sonography is the primary imaging technique for the evaluation of brain injury in these patients. Extremely preterm infants have some unique features related to ongoing maturation, and associated findings on cranial sonography should be considered for accurate and early diagnosis. The aim of this pictorial essay is to illustrate normal anatomy, normal variants, and pitfalls that lead to misinterpretation of cranial sonogC 2014 Wiley Periraphy in extremely preterm infants. V odicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 00:000–000, 2014; Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com). DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22143 Keywords: cranial; neurosonology; normal; infant; extremely premature; hemorrhage

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Cranial sonography in extremely preterm infants.

Survival rates of extremely preterm infants have risen dramatically, paralleling improvements in prenatal and neonatal care. Cranial sonography is the...
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