The utility of the fronto-temporal horn ratio on cranial ultrasound in premature newborns: a ventriculomegaly marker

Authors :: Chima O. Oluigbo
Taeun Chang
Anjum Bandarkar
Jonathan Murnick
Rawad Obeid
Marni Jacobs
Eresha Bluth
Anna A. Penn
Dorothy I. Bulas
An N. Massaro
Source :: Pediatric Research. 89:1715-1723
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
Abstract: BACKGROUND The aims of this study were to find the normal value of fronto-temporal horn ratio (FTHR) as a marker of ventriculomegaly on cranial ultrasound (CUS) in premature newborns and the relation to white matter injury (WMI) and cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS This is a retrospective study of newborns admitted between 2011 and 2014. Inclusion criteria were: (1) gestation

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