Accuracy of head ultrasound for the detection of intracranial hemorrhage in preterm neonates: Comparison with brain MRI and susceptibility-weighted imaging

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 81-88

  Intrapiromkul, Jarunee ^a   Northington, Frances ^a   Huisman, Thierry A G M ^a   Izbudak, Izlem ^a   Meoded, Avner ^a   Tekes, Aylin ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemorrhage; MRI; Preterm; SWI; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBELLUM HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRA AXIAL HEMORRHAGE; GERMINAL MATRIX HEMORRHAGE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD ULTRASOUND; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRA AXIAL HEMORRHAGE; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIVENTRICULAR HEMORRHAGIC INFARCTION; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUSCEPTIBILITY WEIGHTED IMAGING;

BRAIN; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREMATURE BIRTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84877132821     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: 17730406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2012.03.006     Document Type: Article

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