What is the maximum patient age at which an interventional radiologist should attempt to use ultrasound to complete a lumbar puncture in a child after other modalities have not been successful?— ...

Using a bedside ultrasound machine ... concluded that the interspinous space is maximized for potential lumbar puncture when the patient is in the sitting position with hips flexed, that hip ...

More information: Baichuan Jiang et al, Wearable Mechatronic Ultrasound-Integrated AR Navigation System for Lumbar Puncture Guidance, IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics (2023).

Currently the only test to diagnose bacterial meningitis in babies is through a lumbar puncture ... that can detect this illness with a simple ultrasound scan of the fontanelle.

Increased Precision and Safety in Spinal Tap with PASS - An Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Puncture Procedure PUBLISHED ON August 17, 2022 2:00 AM BANGKOK, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- , Aug. 17, 2022 ...

"This finding suggests that in infants, physicians may opt to use ultrasound to guide the needle for lumbar puncture or work without the cerebrospinal fluid altogether," Johnson said. "It's just ...

BANGKOK, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PASS (Point-Assisted Spinal Sonography), an ultrasound-guided lumbar puncture device from Chula doctors and engineers, helps increase the precision and ...

Currently the only test to diagnose bacterial meningitis in babies is through a lumbar puncture ... that can detect this illness with a simple ultrasound scan of the fontanelle.