Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic injury: sonography and dynamic color Doppler sonography perfusion of the brain and abdomen with pathologic correlation

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012 Dec;199(6):W743-52. doi: 10.2214/AJR.11.8072.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this article is to describe the role of cerebral and abdominal sonography with color Doppler sonography, including assessment of multiorgan tissue perfusion, in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic injury.

Conclusion: Bedside sonography and color Doppler sonography of the brain and abdominal organs can provide reliable and comprehensive information in asphyxiated neonates with hypoxic-ischemic injury. This article, which includes pathologic correlation, illustrates the major sonographic findings in this critical population.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen / blood supply*
  • Abdomen / diagnostic imaging*
  • Asphyxia Neonatorum / diagnostic imaging*
  • Asphyxia Neonatorum / pathology
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / pathology
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Point-of-Care Systems
  • Software
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color*