L'ecografia computerizzata costituisce attualemente un'utile e relativamente semplice metodica di studio del canale vertebrale e del suo contenuto, nel neonato a termine e pretermine e nel lattante normale. Viene riportata l'esperienza personale in casi normali, impiegando un apparecchio Acuson 128. Vengono discussi i vantaggi ed i limiti di tale metodica nella rappresentazione dell'anatomia del canale spinale, specie a livello lombo-sacrale, e nello screening della patologia disrafica spinale del primo anno di vita.
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