ech·o·en·ceph·a·log·ra·phy ( k  -n-sf -l g r-f )n. The use of reflected ultrasound to create a detailed visual image of the brain. ech o·en·cepha·lo·graph (-l-gr f, -l-) n. |
echoencephalography
[ek′ō·ensef′əlog′rəfē]
the use of ultrasound to study the intracranial structures of the brain. The technique is useful for showing ventricular dilation and a major shift of midline structures caused by an expanding lesion. See also ultrasonography. echoencephalographic, adj.
echoencephalography
a diagnostic technique in which pulses of ultrasonic waves are beamed through the head from both sides, and echoes from the midline structures of the brain are recorded graphically; shifts from any midline may indicate a centrally placed mass.
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