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Ultrasonic measurements of the posterior cranial fossa structures in neonates and infants

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The structures in the posterior cranial fossa of neonates and infants were visualized ultrasonically via the anterior fontanelle. The diamters of the cerebellar vermis, pons, fourth ventricle and cisterna vermis were measured in the midsagittal plane in neonates (n=76), 1-month-old infants (n=61) and 3-to-6-month-old infants (n=35). The normal values obtained will be useful for evaluation of morphological abnormalities in the posterior cranial fossa.

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Abbreviations

CVW:

cisterna vermis-width

FVW:

fourth ventricular width

PW:

pontine width

VA:

vermian area

VW:

vermian width

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  1. Department of Paediatrics, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Kogushi 1144, 755, Ube, Japan

    T. Ichiyama & T. Hayashi

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Ichiyama, T., Hayashi, T. Ultrasonic measurements of the posterior cranial fossa structures in neonates and infants. Eur J Pediatr 150, 719–721 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01958763

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