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Cranial Ultrasonography: Technical Aspects

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

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Reference

  • Steggerda SJ et al (2009) Neonatal cranial ­ultrasonography: how to optimize its performance. Early Hum Dev 85:93–99

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  • Van Wezel-Meijler G et al (2010) Cranial ultrasonography in neonates: role and ­limitations. Semin Perinatol 34:28–38

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  1. Department of Paediatrics Division of Neonatology, University of Toronto The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada

    Gerda Meijler

  2. Department of Paediatrics Division of Neonatology, Leiden University Medical Center, 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Gerda Meijler

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Meijler, G. (2012). Cranial Ultrasonography: Technical Aspects. In: Neonatal Cranial Ultrasonography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21320-5_2

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