Recommended timing of CUS scanning (minimum scanning):
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Scan number:
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Timing of scan
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1
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Days 1-3
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2
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Day 7-10
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3
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Day 28-35
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4
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Pre-discharge
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Clinical indications for additional scans to a standard protocol
(Early Human Development (2006) 82, 827–835)
A sudden deterioration in clinical state
A sudden increase in the need for ventilatory support
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Repeated episodes of apnoeas and/or bradycardias
A sharp fall in haemoglobin level
Onset of seizures or change in neurological status
Increasing ventricular dilatation
Abnormal head growth
Before and after lumbar puncture and for drainage of CSF
Before and after surgery
Recommendations for CUS scanning views:
Midline sagittal view
Parasagittal views (3 parasagittal imagess on each side)
Coronal view (6 angled coronal images)
Mastoid view* (3 angled transaxial images of the midbrain and cerebellum)
Sphenoid view # ((2 angled transaxial images)
Posterior fontanele view# (2 parasagittal images of the occipital horns of the lateral ventricles)
* Highly recommended
# Optional