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Low-grade intraventricular hemorrhage: is ultrasound good enough?

Alessandro Parodi, Giovanni Morana, Mariasavina Severino, Mariya Malova, A R Natalizia, Andrea Sannia, Andrea Rossi, Luca A. Ramenghi

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine · 2013 · 79 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

In the present study, CUS sensitivity in detecting grade I-II GMH-IVH proved to be surprisingly low, in contrast with specificity. In other words, we suggest that low-grade GMH-IVH may be underdiagnosed in VLBW infants when assessed exclusively with CUS.

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