Brain contrast-enhanced ultrasonography and elastography in infants
| Autor: | Misun Hwang, Zeng Zhang, Joseph Katz, Colbey Freeman, Todd Kilbaugh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Ultrasonography, Vol 41, Iss 4, Pp 633-649 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2288-5919 2288-5943 |
| DOI: | 10.14366/usg.21224 |
| Popis: | Advanced ultrasound techniques, including brain contrast-enhanced ultrasonography and elastography, are increasingly being explored to better understand infant brain health. While conventional brain ultrasonography provides a convenient, noninvasive means of assessing major intracranial pathologies, its value in revealing functional and physiologic insights into the brain lags behind advanced imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging. In this regard, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography provides highly precise functional information on macrovascular and microvascular perfusion, while brain elastography offers information on brain stiffness that may be associated with relevant physiological factors of diagnostic, therapeutic, and/or prognostic utility. This review details the technical background, current understanding and utility, and future directions of these two emerging advanced ultrasound techniques for neonatal brain applications. |
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