Ultrasound detection of brain damage in preterm infants.
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Journal Article
A linear-array real-time ultrasound scanner with a 5 MHz probe was used to examine the brains of 31 infants born at less than 33 weeks of gestation. The equipment was mounted on a small trolley and the infants could easily be scanned in their incubators. 7 of the 31 infants were shown to have cerebral lesions, including haemorrhages into the germinal layer and ventricles, hydrocephalus, and infarction of the periventricular region and cerebral cortex. The type and extent of the lesions were conformed by computerised tomography and at necropsy. Ultrasound scanning is a safe, simple, non-invasive technique that provides valuable information for the diagnosis, investigation, and treatment of lesions in the brains of newborn infants.
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Cited Authors
- Pape, KE; Blackwell, RJ; Cusick, G; Sherwood, A; Houang, MT; Thorburn, RJ; Reynolds, EO
Published Date
- June 1, 1979
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 1 / 8129
Start / End Page
- 1261 - 1264
PubMed ID
- 87726
Pubmed Central ID
- 87726
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1474-547X
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0140-6736
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/s0140-6736(79)92227-x
Language
- eng