Surface Cranial Ultrasound: The Natural Heir to X-Ray for the Screening of Skull Deformities in Infants.
Laura Maria PoglianiGian Vincenzo ZuccottiMaddalena ReggioriAlessandra ErbettaMichele LacerenzaFrancesco PradaMarika FurlanettoIgnazio Gaspare VetranoLaura Grazia ValentiniPublished in: Ultraschall in der Medizin (Stuttgart, Germany : 1980) (2022)
The study documented the high sensitivity and specificity of echography for the diagnosis of craniosynostosis in a referral center, with better results being achieved before 6 months of age. Major limitations are the loss of diagnostic significance as the child grows and the learning curve needed. The advantages are avoidance of radiation and chance to evaluate the brain at the same time.