Echographic characteristics of the anatomy of the brain in very preterm infants


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The review gives the data of international studies of brain structures by neurosonography (NSG) in very preterm infants. It lends support to the importance of its use in this category of babies as a noninvasive high-tech technique that allows the differential diagnosis of different brain abnormalities just in the first days of life, by predicting further neurological development. The authors point out that there is a need to introduce 3D/4D HSG for the evaluation of postnatal neuroontogenesis in very preterm neonates in order to qualitatively monitor the therapy performed during resuscitation.

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Liliyana A. Chugunova

Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia

Email: l_chugunova@oparina4.ru
Ph.D., senior researcher, Department of Ultrasound diagnostics

Marina V. Narogan

Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia

Email: m_narogan@oparina4.ru
Ph.D., leading researcher, Department of Pathology of newborn and premature babies

Sergey M. Voevodin

Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia

Email: s_voevodin@oparina4.ru
MD, professor, head of the visual diagnostics department

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