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Cranial Ultrasonography: Technical Aspects

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For good-quality and safe CUS examinations, the following conditions need to be fulfilled: a high-quality modern ultrasound machine with appropriate transducers to enable optimal image quality and a sonographer who is aware of the special needs of the sick and/or preterm neonate and who is sufficiently experienced in CUS.

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  1. Department of Neonatology, Isala Women and Children’s Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands

    Gerda Meijler

  2. Department of Neonatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Sylke J. Steggerda

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Meijler, G., Steggerda, S.J. (2019). Cranial Ultrasonography: Technical Aspects. In: Neonatal Cranial Ultrasonography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77815-0_2

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