Table 1

Abnormal cases where the information from the ultrasound and magnetic resonance (MR) scans was diagnostic and equivalent

DiagnosisNumber of patients
*Although the diagnosis was made on both ultrasound and MR, the MR scans showed the lesions more clearly and the extent of the lesion was easily displayed by the MR scans.
Congenital malformations5
    Dandy Walker syndrome1
    Frontal encephalocele1
    Hydrocephalus and spina bifida2
    Intraventricular neuroepithelial cyst1
Periventricular leucomalacia* (cystic)4
Middle cerebral artery territory infarctions*2
Hydrocephalus and intraventricular haemorrhage1
Bright thalami on ultrasound and MR (suggests hypoxic injury)1
Abnormal signal in the left temporal lobe of uncertain nature1