Normal Head Ultrasound in the Preterm and Term Newborn

Poretti, Andrea; Huisman, Thierry A. G. M.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-14568-6_3

Andrea Poretti MD³ &
Thierry A. G. M. Huisman MD, FICIS, EQNR^4,5

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Familiarity with the normal brain anatomy and its age-dependent normal variation/evolution is essential for proper interpretation of neonatal head ultrasonography studies. In a preterm neonate, the brain surface is smooth, while a complex gyration and sulcation pattern is expected in term neonates. In newborns, persistent fetal fluid-filled spaces such as the cavum septum pellucidum, cavum Vergae, and cavum veli interpositi, asymmetry in size of the lateral ventricles, and variable morphology of the choroid plexus are physiological.

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Division of Pediatric Radiology and Pediatric Neuroradiology Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
Andrea Poretti MD (Assistant Professor of Radiology Head of Pediatric Neuroradiology Research)
Department of Imaging and Imaging Science, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
Thierry A. G. M. Huisman MD, FICIS, EQNR (Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, Neurology and Neurosurgery Chairman, Director)
Division of Pediatric Radiology and Pediatric Neuroradiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
Thierry A. G. M. Huisman MD, FICIS, EQNR (Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, Neurology and Neurosurgery Chairman, Director)

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Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Andrea Poretti
School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA
Thierry A.G.M. Huisman

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Poretti, A., Huisman, T.A.G.M. (2016). Normal Head Ultrasound in the Preterm and Term Newborn. In: Poretti, A., Huisman, T. (eds) Neonatal Head and Spine Ultrasonography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14568-6_3

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