Sonography of the neonatal spine: part 1, Normal anatomy, imaging pitfalls, and variations that may simulate disorders.
OBJECTIVE
Our objective is to discuss neonatal spine sonography with emphasis on imaging pitfalls and normal variants that may simulate disease and to distinguish them from true spinal disorders.


CONCLUSIONS
Sonography of the neonatal spine is now accepted as a highly sensitive, readily available screening study that can be used to evaluate various anomalies of the lumbar spine in most infants younger than 4 months.
Lowe
Lisa H
LH
Department of Radiology, The University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA. lhlowe@cmh.edu
Johanek
Andrew J
AJ
Moore
Charlotte W
CW
D016477:Artifacts; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*