Mirror-image artifact mimicking epidural hematoma: Usefulness of power Doppler sonography

Cakmakci H., Gulcu A., Zenger M.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND, cilt.31, sa.8, ss.437-439, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/jcu.10194
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.437-439
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: artifact, mirror image, cephalhematoma, cranial ultrasonography, power Doppler ultrasonography
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

During sonographic examination, a mirror-like interface can scatter the ultrasound beam, producing mirror-image artifacts. We describe a case of bilateral parietal cephalhematoma in the parietal region of a 2-day-old neonate that mimicked bilateral epidural hematoma on routine sonographic examination. Forceps had been used during delivery, and the neonate had been experiencing episodes of apnea since birth. Gray-scale coronal sonograms showed anechoic structures resembling epidural hematomas in the left and right parietal regions. However, color and power Doppler sonography showed normal vascular findings, thus permitting identification of the mirror-image artifact. (C) 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.