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Sonography of the Neonatal Spine: Part 1, Normal Anatomy, Imaging Pitfalls, and Variations That May Simulate Disorders

¹ Department of Radiology, The University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO.
² Department of Radiology, Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, 2401 Gillham Rd., Kansas City, MO 64108.
³ Department of Radiology, St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO.

OBJECTIVE. Our objective is to discuss neonatal spine sonography with emphasis on imaging pitfalls and normal variants that may simulate disease and to distinguish them from true spinal disorders.

CONCLUSION. Sonography of the neonatal spine is now accepted as a highly sensitive, readily available screening study that can be used to evaluate various anomalies of the lumbar spine in most infants younger than 4 months.

Keywords: neonatal imaging • neuroradiology • pediatric radiology • sonography • spine

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Sonography of the Neonatal Spine: Part 2, Spinal Disorders

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