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The anterior fontanelle as an acoustic window to the neonatal ventricular system

✍ Scribed by Avi Ben-Ora; Linda Eddy; Gerri Hatch; Belva Solida


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1980
Tongue
English
Weight
245 KB
Volume
8
Category
Article
ISSN
0091-2751

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✦ Synopsis


This communication describes a technique whereby the neonatal ventricular system is easily and completely visualized sonographically by using the anterior fontanelle as a n acoustic window.

In the evaluation of neonatal hydrocephalus, computed tomography (CT) scanning has become the screening method of choice. However, in the From the