How to Perform a Neonatal Spine Ultrasonography Study and Normal Spine Ultrasound in the Neonate

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

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-14568-6_12

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

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For a diagnostic ultrasonography (US) study of the neonatal spine, a modern, technologically advanced, US unit is essential. The study should be optimized to include morphological/anatomical gray-scale images of the spinal canal and its contents over the midline through the osseous gap between the not yet fused posterior spinous processes.

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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). How to Perform a Neonatal Spine Ultrasonography Study and Normal Spine Ultrasound in the Neonate. In: Poretti, A., Huisman, T. (eds) Neonatal Head and Spine Ultrasonography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14568-6_12

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