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How good is an ultrasound in detecting ivh in my child?

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Dr. James Cummings answered

Specializes in Neonatology

Very good: Whether you are talking about prenatal (before the baby is born) or postnatal (after the baby is born) evaluation, ultrasound is very good at "seeing" blood within the ventricular space of the brain (ivh). Of course, very small amounts of bleeding may be missed, regardless of imaging technique used.

Answered 10/29/2014

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Dr. Jason Adler answered

Specializes in Pediatric Critical Care

Very good: A screening head ultrasound (hus) in a premature infant is a very good test to detect the presence of intraventricular hemorrhage (ivh). If an ivh is present, the hus will detect it close to all of the time.

Answered 7/21/2014

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