Ultrasound of the neonatal brain
Ng, V.W.; MacSweeney, J.E.
British Journal of Hospital Medicine 57(1-2): 19-22
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0007-1064 PMID: 9022818 Document Number: 481556
Cranial ultrasound is currently the primary imaging modality employed in the assessment of the neonatal brain. Due to recent technological advances it is now possible to examine the developing cerebral surface, to assess sulcal-gyral maturation, and to investigate subtle changes in cerebral blood flow and parenchymal perfusion. This review discusses the currently accepted and the more controversial indications for neonatal transcranial ultrasound.