Relative Echogenicity of Structures in the Pediatric Brain

After normalizing tissue to bone at the same depth, the relative echogenicity of brain structures can be determined. In order of decreasing echogenicity, they are: Choroid plexus > cerebellar vermis > > basal ganglia and periventricular area.

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Padilla NF, Enriquez G, Jansson T, Gratacos E, Hernandez-Andrade E. Quantitative tissue echogenicity of the neonatal brain assessed by ultrasound imaging. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2009 Sep;35(9):1421-6.