Ultrasound (US) is a powerful imaging tool in the evaluation of neonates with suspected hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). US evaluation of the neonatal brain has been mainly performed qualitatively, comparing intracranial structures with different echotextures. Qualitative US analysis of the neonatal HIE brain may vary according to technical variations, the severity of the injury and the presence of coexistent complications. Quantitative analysis of the neonatal brain echotexture has been seldom attempted. Our aim was to compare the echotextures of specific brain regions between HIE patients and controls.
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Meeting name:
SPR 2020 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course
, 2020
Authors:
Goncalves Fabricio,
Khrichenko Dmitry,
Zheng Qiang,
Hwang Misun
Keywords:
Ultrasound,
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy