PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hooshang Kangarloo
AU  - Richard H. Gold
AU  - Michael J. Diament
AU  - Maria I. Boechat
AU  - Cynthia Barrett
TI  - High-Resolution Spinal Sonography in Infants
DP  - 1984 Mar 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 191--195
VI  - 5
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/5/2/191.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/5/2/191.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1984 Mar 01; 5
AB  - High-resolution, real-time sonography of the spine revealed significant anatomic details in 29 infants, including nine with congenital malformations. Transverse sections were most useful for detecting osteochondral anomalies and for evaluating the symmetry of the spinal column and its soft-tissue contents. Longitudinal sections augmented the transverse sections and provided the most detailed anatomy of the cord and spinal arteries. A normal screening sonographic examination obviates ionizing radiation and invasive procedures, while an abnormal study implies the need for further, complementary diagnostic investigations.