Brain Ultrasound

Monday, April 8, 2024

2:30pm - 4:00pm

Location:Governor's E - 4th Floor

CE: 1.5

Brain ultrasound is an important component of fetal imaging and a unique and important modality for neonates and infants. The expected appearance of the brain changes with growth and development. Imaging findings may be subtle to the untrained eye. Come learn about sonographic assessment of the brain from fetus to neonate and important pathology that can occur in the premature and term infant.

Moderator(s)

Monica Epelman, MD (she/her/hers)

Professor of Radiology
Nemours Children's Hospital
Orlando, United States

Session Speaker(s)

Harris Cohen, MD (he/him/his)

Prof & Chair Radiology UT Radiology ; Radiologist-in-Chief LeBonheur Ch ildren’s Hospital
University of Tennessee HSC. Memphis; LeBonheur Children’s Hospital
Memphis, United States
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Vijetha Maller, MD

Associate Professor
LeBonheur Children's Hospital University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, United States

Learning Objectives:

Recognize the normal fetal, preterm, and term appearance of the brain.
Describe imaging findings of intracranial hemorrhage and the most common locations.
Recognize hypoxic ischemic brain injury on ultrasound.

Presentations:

2:35pm - 3:00pm

Perinatal Neurosonology
Harris L. Cohen, MD (he/him/his) – University of Tennessee HSC. Memphis; LeBonheur Children’s Hospital
3:00pm - 3:25pm

Neurosonology-Premature neonate
Vijetha Maller, MD – LeBonheur Children's Hospital University of Tennessee Health Science Center
3:25pm - 3:50pm

Head Ultrasound in Term Infants: Easily missed sonographic findings
Monica Epelman, MD (she/her/hers) – Nemours Children's Hospital