Usefulness of Cranial Ultrasound for Detecting Neonatal Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke

Magnetic resonance imaging is the gold standard technique in establishing the diagnosis of neonatal arterial ischemic stroke (NAIS). The diagnostic value of cranial ultrasound scanning in this clinical context is controversial. We aimed to assess the current sensitivity of the cranial ultrasound scan (CUS) in detecting NAIS, as this issue has not been well described in the literature. Newborns with NAIS diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging between 2010 and 2016 were included. All CUSs were blindly analyzed retrospectively by a neonatologist expert in neuroimaging and compared with the findings of non-expert evaluators recorded on medical charts immediately after performing the evaluation.

Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - January 11, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Gemma Oliv é, Thais Agut, Carlos Mario Echeverría-Palacio, Gemma Arca, Alfredo García-Alix Tags: Clinical Note Source Type: research