Neonatal echoencephalography.
The recent development of high-resolution real-time ultrasound scanners has coincided with the awareness of the high incidence of intracranial haemorrage in low birthweight babies, resulting in a considerable expansion in the use of echoencephalography in newborns in recent years. The uses are now further expanded and an overview of the subject is presented.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D004453:Echoencephalography; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*