Gulfcoast: Introduction to Pediatric Neurosonology
Overview
Introduction to Pediatric Neurosonology Training Video is designed to review normal and abnormal ultrasound characteristics associated with the evaluation of the neonatal brain. Indications for performing the examination, scan techniques, and normal and abnormal ultrasound characteristics will be included in the presentation.
Topics
- Indications for Neurosonology
- Neurosonology Scan Protocols and Normal Ultrasound Characteristics
- Evaluation of Malformation Disorders: Congenital Neoplasms
- Vascular Abnormalities, Neurofibromatosis
- Neural Tube Disorders
- Agenesis Corpus Callosum
- Dandy Walker
- Cranial Defects: Cephalocele, Encephalocele, Encephalocystomeningocele
- Diverticulation Anomalies: Holoprosencephaly
- Migration Disorders: Schizencephaly, Lissencephaly
- Destructive Processes: Hydranancephaly, Porencephaly
- Ventriculomegaly: Hydrocephaly
- Hemorrhage
- Infarction
- ECMO
Objectives
- List the common indications for performing Neurosonography.
- State the windows for imaging.
- Outline the importance of the thalmocaudate groove.
- List the ACR recommendations for imaging.
- Outline the ultrasound grading system for hemorrhage.
- Recognize the ultrasound characteristics associated with vascular abnormalities, neural tube disorders, cranial defects, migration disorders, destructive processes, and ventriculomegaly.
Audience
Sonographers, physicians and other medical professionals involved with performing and/or interpreting neonatal neurosonology. Physician participants may include (but is not limited to) Radiology, obstetrics, neonatologist, pediatricians, neurologists.
Price : $ 15
