title: Duration of transient hyperechoic images of white matter in very-low-birthweight infants: a proposed classification.
abstract: To enhance the comparability of research results, a uniform terminology is proposed for the description of the duration of transient hyperechoic images of white matter seen on cranial ultrasound scans of very-low-birthweight infants. The term 'flare' should be restricted to any hyperechoic image that resolves completely without any abnormality in its place. A flare should be termed 'brief' if it resolves within 6 days of its appearance, 'intermediate' if it disappears between 7 and 13 days after onset, and 'prolonged' if it disappears on day 14 or later.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dammann
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leviton
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004453:Echoencephalography / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009626:Terminology as Topic