By:Dr. Nour-Eldin Mohammed

Reference: Gerda van Wezel-Meijler

SafeBedside- compatibleReliableEarly imagingSerial imaging:Brain maturationEvolution of lesionsInexpensiveSuitable for screening

Exclude/demonstrate cerebral pathologyAssess timing of injuryAssess neurological prognosisHelp make decisions on continuation of neonatal intensive careOptimise treatment and support

Transucers : 57.510 MHzAppropriately sizedStandard examination: use 7.58 MHzTiny infant and/or superficial structures: use additional higher frequency (10 MHz)Large infant, thick hair, and/or deep structures: use additional lower frequency (5 MHz)

Anterior FontanelThe Standard view windowPosterior FontanelSupplementary view windowMastoid FontanelSupplementary view windowTemporalSupplementary view window

Coronal Views (at least 6 standard planes)

Sagittal Views (at least 5 standard planes)

23. Tentorium24. Mesencephalon25. Occipital lobe26. Parieto-occipital fissure27. Calcarine fissure28. Pons29. Medulla oblongata30. Fourth ventricle31. Cisterna magna32. Cisterna quadrigemina33. Interpeduncular fossa34. Fornix35. Internal capsule36. Occipital horn of lateralventricle37. Insula38. Falx39. Straight sinus (sinus rectus)40. Temporal horn of lateralventricle41. Circle of Willis42. Prepontine cistern

1. Interhemispheric fissure2. Frontal lobe3. Skull4. Orbit5. Frontal horn of lateral ventricle6. Caudate nucleus7. Basal ganglia8. Temporal lobe9. Sylvian fissure10. Corpus callosum11. Cavum septum pellucidum12. Third ventricle13. Cingulate sulcus14. Body of lateral ventricle15. Choroid plexus(*: plexus in third ventricle)16. Thalamus17. Hippocampal fissure18. Aqueduct of Sylvius19. Brain stem20. Parietal lobe21. Trigone of lateral ventricle22. Cerebellum(a: hemispheres; b: vermis)

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