Do normal head ultrasounds need repeating in infants less than 30 weeks gestation?

Objective: Current head ultrasound (HUS) screening recommendations in preterm infants often include a repeat HUS, regardless of initial findings. The objective of this study is to determine the rate of subsequent severe intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), ventriculomegaly (VM), or periventricular leu...

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Published in:The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine 2016-01, Vol.29 (15), p.2428-2432
Main Authors: Kaeppler, Caitlin, Switchenko, Nora, DiGeronimo, Robert, Yoder, Bradley A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cerebral Hemorrhage - diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Hemorrhage - epidemiology
Echoencephalography - methods
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gestational Age
Head ultrasound
Humans
Hydrocephalus - diagnostic imaging
Hydrocephalus - epidemiology
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infant, Premature, Diseases - diagnostic imaging
intraventricular hemorrhage
Leukomalacia, Periventricular - diagnostic imaging
Leukomalacia, Periventricular - epidemiology
Male
Mass Screening - methods
preterm infant
Retrospective Studies
screening
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Summary:Objective: Current head ultrasound (HUS) screening recommendations in preterm infants often include a repeat HUS, regardless of initial findings. The objective of this study is to determine the rate of subsequent severe intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), ventriculomegaly (VM), or periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) among infants 
ISSN:1476-7058
1476-4954
DOI:10.3109/14767058.2015.1086741