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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.

Primary Medical Reviewer Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Paul D. Traughber, MD - Radiology
Last Updated January 5, 2009

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Last Updated: January 05, 2009
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