Spinal cord ultrasonography of the newborn

I Valente, Alessandro Pedicelli, Martina Piacentini, Marco Di Serafino, G Vallone, Stefania Speca, Cesare Colosimo

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Abstract

Ultrasound represents the first-line survey for the assessment of spinal cord development abnormalities. In fact, within 6 months of life, the non-ossification of neuronal arcs provides an excellent acoustic window that allows a detailed depiction of the spinal canal, its content and of the surrounding soft tissues. Nevertheless, an accurate ultrasound examination requires a complete knowledge of the anatomy, the condition of normality, the frequent anatomical variants and the main pathologies involved. This review is intended to briefly summarize the US technique, the main clinical indication and the key notions that could help to properly perform this type of ultrasound examination.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)N/A-N/A
RivistaJOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2018

Keywords

  • Innovative biotechnologies
  • Spinal dysraphisms
  • Tethered cord syndrome
  • Ultrasound

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