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Session Type: Educational Session

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)

    Pediatric Radiologist
    Nemours Children's Health
    Orlando, United States

    • Session Speaker(s)

  • Harris Cohen, MD, FACR, FAIUM, FSRU

    Professor and Chair of Radiology University of Tennessee HSC; Radiologist-in-Chief, LeBonheur Children's Hospital (Memphis)
    University of Tennessee Health Science Center and LeBonheur Children's Hospital
    Memphis, United States

  • Vijetha Maller, MD

    Associate Professor, Radiology
    Lebonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
    Germanown, 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, FACR, FAIUM, FSRU – University of Tennessee Health Science Center and 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 Health