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Echographic demonstration of extracerebral fluid collections with the lateral technique.
Author(s) -
Mercker J M,
Blumhagen J D,
Brewer D K
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.1983.2.6.265
Subject(s) - coronal plane , medicine , anterior fontanelle , echogenicity , coronal suture , anatomy , fibrous joint , biomedical engineering , radiology , ultrasound
The authors describe the technique of real‐time sector scanning in the coronal plane through the side of the head to visualize the opposite cerebral convexity. This lateral technique utilizes the temporal squama and/or coronal suture as windows, and often requires the use of a 3.0‐MHz transducer. Several cases illustrate extracerebral fluid or echogenic blood collections in which the lateral technique added useful information not shown by standard imaging through the anterior fontanelle. Four of the fluid collections were not visible with standard imaging techniques. The lateral technique appears to be a useful addition to the cranial echogram.