Characterizing the Neonatal Brain With Ultrasound Elastography.
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-2018
Abstract
Prematurity is associated with significant neurological injury and impaired neurodevelopment. In neonatology, ultrasonography is frequently used to assess for neurological injury. Ultrasonography allows rapid bedside imaging without radiation. Its limitations include the need for operator experience, lack of quantification, and lower prognostic power when compared with magnetic resonance imaging. Elastography is one of several technical advances used to enhance the diagnostic capability of traditional ultrasound. By detecting differences in tissue stiffness between normal and abnormal tissue, elastography has the potential to add objective and quantitative data to ultrasound imaging. Quantitative values could then be used to help detect injury, correlate outcome to predict prognosis, and guide surgical intervention. Since developmental processes such as myelination and neuropil formation may also influence brain stiffness, elastography may also serve as a unique tool to further delineate developmental differences between preterm and term infants. In this review, we provide a general overview of elastography, its application in neonatal neuroimaging, and possible future directions.
Volume
86
First Page
19
Last Page
26
ISSN
1873-5150
Published In/Presented At
deCampo, D., & Hwang, M. (2018). Characterizing the Neonatal Brain With Ultrasound Elastography. Pediatric neurology, 86, 19–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2018.06.005
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
30180999
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article