title: Cranial sonography in extremely preterm infants.
abstract: Survival rates of extremely preterm infants have risen dramatically, paralleling improvements in prenatal and neonatal care. Cranial sonography is the primary imaging technique for the evaluation of brain injury in these patients. Extremely preterm infants have some unique features related to ongoing maturation, and associated findings on cranial sonography should be considered for accurate and early diagnosis. The aim of this pictorial essay is to illustrate normal anatomy, normal variants, and pitfalls that lead to misinterpretation of cranial sonography in extremely preterm infants.
authors.affiliation: Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Radiology Clinic, Gaziler Cd. No. 468, Yenişehir TR-35110, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yeliz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pekcevik
authors.forename: Esra Arun
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: Handan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guleryuz
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D004453:Echoencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D062071:Infant, Extremely Premature; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: cranial; extremely premature; hemorrhage; infant; neurosonology; normal