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Cranial ultrasound

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Image of cranial ultrasound

Images courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.

Child's brain illustration copyright 2000 by Nucleus Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.nucleusinc.com

Figure 1 shows a normal brain of a newborn baby. Figure 2 shows an area of bleeding in a premature newborn baby.

Medical Review:Paul D. Traughber, MD - Radiology
Kenneth B. Sutherland, CD, BSc, MD, FRCPC - Diagnostic Radiology
Last Updated: 01/17/2007

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