title: Sonography of the spine and spinal cord.
abstract: Sonography has proved to be a valuable method for the examination of the spine in children with spinal dysraphism. It facilitates the diagnosis of meningocele, lipoma, and/or spinal cord tethering rapidly and noninvasively. It is suggested that sonography be utilized for screening infants with neurocutaneous signature of spinal dysraphism.
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000175:diagnosis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000196:embryology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography