title: The grand unifying theory of bright echoes in the fetal and neonatal brain.
abstract: The purpose of this presentation is to illustrate that the high-amplitude reflecting structures in the fetal and neonatal brain can be explained by the echogenicity of their leptomeningeal coverings or leptomeningeal origins. The leptomeninges, especially the pia mater, constitute the "grand unifying theory of bright reflectors" in the fetal and neonatal brain. Images from fetal and neonatal sonograms were selected to illustrate the objectives above.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143-0628, USA. ingrid.burger@ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Ingrid M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.forename: Roy A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Filly
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bowie
authors.forename: A James
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Barkovich
mesh_terms: D001099:Arachnoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001921:Brain; D004453:Echoencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D010841:Pia Mater / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*