Babygram
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Babygram is a radiograph that captures the newborn's entire body, including limbs.
Indications
Babygram is done in AP and lateral views in post-mortem studies of the stillborn foetus or after the termination of pregnancy due to gross congenital anomalies 1.
Babygram is also used to determine the line positions of umbilical venous and umbilical arterial catheters 2.
The study also screens premature infants for lung surfactant deficiency and necrotising enterocolitis 3.
Projections
AP and lateral views are done in post-mortem studies 1.
Procedure
The baby is placed on the image receptor and the collimation is opened up as large as possible to include the whole baby 3.
-<p><strong>Babygram </strong>is a radiograph that captures the newborn's entire body, including limbs. </p><h4>Indications</h4><p>Babygram is done in AP and lateral views in post-mortem studies of the stillborn foetus or after the termination of pregnancy due to gross congenital anomalies <sup>1</sup>.</p><p>Babygram is also used to determine the line positions of umbilical venous and <a href="/articles/umbilical-arterial-catheters" title="Umbilical arterial catheters">umbilical arterial catheters</a> <sup>2</sup>.</p><p>The study also screens premature infants for lung surfactant deficiency and necrotising enterocolitis <sup>3</sup>.</p>- +<p><strong>Babygram </strong>is a radiograph that captures the newborn's entire body, including limbs.</p><h4>Indications</h4><p>Babygram is done in post-mortem studies of the stillborn foetus or after the termination of pregnancy due to gross congenital anomalies <sup>1</sup>.</p><p>Babygram is also used to determine the line positions of umbilical venous and <a href="/articles/umbilical-arterial-catheters" title="Umbilical arterial catheters">umbilical arterial catheters</a> <sup>2</sup>.</p><p>The study also screens premature infants for lung surfactant deficiency and necrotising enterocolitis <sup>3</sup>.</p><h4>Projections</h4><p>AP and lateral views are done in post-mortem studies <sup>1</sup>.</p><h4>Procedure</h4><p>The baby is placed on the image receptor and the collimation is opened up as large as possible to include the whole baby <sup>3</sup>.</p>
References changed:
- 3. Lampignano, JP, Kendrick LE. Bontrager's Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy. (2018). ISBN: 9780323399661.<a href="https://books.google.com.my/books/about/Bontrager_s_Textbook_of_Radiographic_Pos.html?id=SOr_vQAACAAJ">Google Books</a>