Ultrasound Color Doppler of the Middle Cerebral Artery in preterm infants with Intracranial Hemorrhage and Normal Preterm Infants

Vali Khani, Ebrahim; Ranjkesh, Mahnaz; Yousefi-nodeh, Hamidreza; Ghasemali, Samaneh

doi:10.30491/tm.2023.385308.1568

Ultrasound Color Doppler of the Middle Cerebral Artery in preterm infants with Intracranial Hemorrhage and Normal Preterm Infants

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Ebrahim Vali Khani ¹

Mahnaz Ranjkesh ¹

Hamidreza Yousefi-nodeh ²

Samaneh Ghasemali ³

¹ Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

² Pediatric Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

³ Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

10.30491/tm.2023.385308.1568

Abstract

Introduction: Preterm neonates are at high risk for a wide range of diseases and serious complications, namely intracranial hemorrhage (ICH).
Method: This cross-sectional study included 120 infants (60 preterm infants with intracranial hemorrhage and 60 healthy preterm infants) under 37 weeks old. In the first 3-4 days after birth, color Doppler of the neonatal middle cerebral artery was performed. Then, serial Doppler ultrasound was performed weekly (first four weeks after delivery) for one month and was compared between the two groups.
Results: In this study, among the Doppler parameters in the first week after birth, none of the parameters AT, S/D, PI, RI, and PSV were statistically significant between the two groups of preterm infants with ICH and normal preterm infants (P>0.05).
Conclusions: None of the Doppler parameters AT, S/D, PI, RI, and PSV were statistically significant between the two groups of preterm infants with intracranial hemorrhage and normal preterm infants.

Keywords

Preterm Infants

Intracranial Hemorrhage

Middle Cerebral Artery

Brain Complications

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