Spinal ultrasound in infants.
This paper discusses the indications for spinal ultrasound, including its advantages and disadvantages compared with spinal MRI. The features and ultrasound findings both in normal infants and in those with spinal dysraphism are reviewed.
Dick
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Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK.
Patel
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Owens
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De Bruyn
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D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018579:Patient Selection; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography