The occipitum–dens line: the purpose of a new ultrasonographic landmark in the evaluation of the relationship between the foetal posterior fossa structures and foramen magnum

• Published in: Child's nervous system Vol. 31; no. 5; pp. 729 - 733
• Main Authors: de Sá Barreto, Enoch Quinderé, Moron, Antonio Fernandes, Milani, Hérbene José Figuinha, Hisaba, Wagner Jou, Nardozza, Luciano Marcondes Machado, Araujo Júnior, Edward, Cavalheiro, Sérgio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.05.2015
• Subjects: Cranial Fossa, Posterior - diagnostic imaging; Cross-Sectional Studies; Foramen Magnum - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neural Tube Defects - diagnostic imaging; Neurosciences; Neurosurgery; Original Paper; Ultrasonography, Prenatal; Foetus; Myelomeningocele; Posterior fossa malformations; New ultrasonographic landmark; Occipitum–dens line

Purpose The aims of this study were to describe a new ultrasonographic technique to assess the normal level of the cerebellum and the brainstem in the posterior fossa in normal foetuses and to compare in pathologic cases. Methods We propose a new line cross between the dens cervical and the inferior...