Related to Medical Precipitation

1. The Cranial
Ultrasound
Procedure

2. It can be performed
bedside, with little
disturbance to infant
manipulation of an
infant is hardly
necessary.
Presence of
structural brain
abnormalities
&/or brain
Can be
repeated as
soften as
necessary It is an excellent
tool for serial brain
imaging during
neonatal period( &
thereafter until
closure of
fontanels)
CU is relatively
inexpensive
compared with
other neuro-
imaging
techniques.
A reliable tool for
detection of most
hemorrhagic, cystic, &
ischemic brain lesions as
well as calcifications,
cerebral infections,&
major structural brain
anomalies, both in
preterm & full-term
neonates,
Can be used
to assess the
timing of brain
damage.
thereby enables
visualization of
ongoing brain
maturation &
evolution of brain
lesions.

4. Brain
Maturation
Timing of
cerebral injury
Neurological
prognosis of
infant
In neonates surviving
with cerebral injury, it
may help to optimize
treatment of infant &
support of infant & his
or her family, both
during neonatal period
& thereafter.
It can be initiated
at a very early
stage, even
immediately after
birth.
In neonates with serious
cerebral abnormalities,
either congenital or
acquired, it plays a role in
decisions on continuation
or withdrawal of Aims Of
Cranial Timing of cerebral
injury Ultrasonography
intensive treatment.