TY - JOUR
T1 - State-of-the-art neonatal cerebral ultrasound
T2 - technique and reporting
AU - eurUS.brain group
AU - Dudink, Jeroen
AU - Jeanne Steggerda, Sylke
AU - Horsch, Sandra
AU - Agut, Thais
AU - Alarcon, Ana
AU - Arena, Roberta
AU - Bartocci, Marco
AU - Bravo, Mayka
AU - Cabañas, Fernando
AU - Carreras, Nuria
AU - Claris, Olivier
AU - Dudink, Jeroen
AU - Fumagalli, Monica
AU - Govaert, Paul
AU - Horsch, Sandra
AU - Parodi, Alessandro
AU - Pellicer, Adelina
AU - Ramenghi, Luca
AU - Roehr, Charles C.
AU - Steggerda, Sylke
AU - Valverde, Eva
PY - 2020/3/1
Y1 - 2020/3/1
N2 - In the past three decades, cerebral ultrasound (CUS) has become a trusted technique to study the neonatal brain. It is a relatively cheap, non-invasive, bedside neuroimaging method available in nearly every hospital. Traditionally, CUS was used to detect major abnormalities, such as intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), periventricular hemorrhagic infarction, post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation, and (cystic) periventricular leukomalacia (cPVL). The use of different acoustic windows, such as the mastoid and posterior fontanel, and ongoing technological developments, allows for recognizing other lesion patterns (e.g., cerebellar hemorrhage, perforator stroke, developmental venous anomaly). The CUS technique is still being improved with the use of higher transducer frequencies (7.5–18 MHz), 3D applications, advances in vascular imaging (e.g. ultrafast plane wave imaging), and improved B-mode image processing. Nevertheless, the helpfulness of CUS still highly depends on observer skills, knowledge, and experience. In this special article, we discuss how to perform a dedicated state-of-the-art neonatal CUS, and we provide suggestions for structured reporting and quality assessment.
AB - In the past three decades, cerebral ultrasound (CUS) has become a trusted technique to study the neonatal brain. It is a relatively cheap, non-invasive, bedside neuroimaging method available in nearly every hospital. Traditionally, CUS was used to detect major abnormalities, such as intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), periventricular hemorrhagic infarction, post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation, and (cystic) periventricular leukomalacia (cPVL). The use of different acoustic windows, such as the mastoid and posterior fontanel, and ongoing technological developments, allows for recognizing other lesion patterns (e.g., cerebellar hemorrhage, perforator stroke, developmental venous anomaly). The CUS technique is still being improved with the use of higher transducer frequencies (7.5–18 MHz), 3D applications, advances in vascular imaging (e.g. ultrafast plane wave imaging), and improved B-mode image processing. Nevertheless, the helpfulness of CUS still highly depends on observer skills, knowledge, and experience. In this special article, we discuss how to perform a dedicated state-of-the-art neonatal CUS, and we provide suggestions for structured reporting and quality assessment.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41390-020-0776-y
DO - 10.1038/s41390-020-0776-y
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32218539
AN - SCOPUS:85082561541
VL - 87
SP - 3
EP - 12
JO - Pediatric Research
JF - Pediatric Research
SN - 0031-3998
ER -