Brain Volumes of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Measured by Cranial Ultrasonography
Brain Volumes of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Measured by Cranial Ultrasonography
Neonatal cranial ultrasound (US) remains the method of choice to detect brain injury in high
 risk preterm infants on neonatal intensive care units (NICU). It is a non-invasive,
 inexpensive bedside tool and examinations can be repeated as often as necessary without major
 disturbance of vulnerable infants. The anterior and posterior fontanelles from excellent
 acoustic windows to examine the deep midline and periventricular regions of the brain.Some
 data demonstrated that cerebral palsy can be accurately predicted with US. However, cranial
 US is not very suitable for investigating cortical regions or structures in the posterior
 fossa. There is limited data for very preterm infants.The investigators aimed to measure
 ventricular index, cranial height, biparietal diameter and calculate brain volume in a huge
 number of infants.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  both gender

 -  <1500 gr <32 week-

 -  1-28 days neonates

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Anomalies and no viability