Usefulness of routine head ultrasound scans before surgery for congenital heart disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to assess the utility of preoperative head ultrasound scan (HUS) in a cohort of newborns also undergoing preoperative MRI as part of a prospective research study of brain injury in infants having surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD).

Methods

A total of 167 infants diagnosed with CHD were included in this 3-center study. None of the patients had clinical signs or symptoms of preoperative brain injury, and all patients received both HUS and brain MRI before undergoing surgical intervention. HUS and MRI results were reported by experienced neuroradiologists who were blinded to any specific clinical details of the study participants. The findings of the individual imaging modes were compared to evaluate for the presence of brain inju

SUBMITTER: Rios DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3666114 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature