Proceedings in Echo-Encephalography

I. Physical and Anatomical Principles.- The Physical Principles in the Use of the Ultrasound Echo Method.- The Physical Properties of Ultrasound.- The Morphologic Basis of the Abnormal Echo-Encephalogram.- The Correlation between Echo-Encephalographic and Pneumoencephalographic Findings.- Relationships between Radiological Anatomy and Echo-Encephalography.- The Anatomical Basis of the End Echo in Echo-Encephalography from an Experimental Point of View.- Determination of Compressibility by Ultrasound and its Diagnostic Significance for Pathological Indurations, Degenerations and Pulsations.- II. One-Dimensional Echo-Encephalography (A-Scan).- Ultrasonic Diagnosis of Brain Tumors.- Results of Four Years' Experience with Echo-Encephalography of Brain Tumors.- Echo-Encephalography: A Method of Estimating Frontal Midline Displacement.- Echo-Encephalography with Tumors of the Cerebral Hemispheres.- The Importance of the Non-Midline Echoes in A-Scan Echo-Encephalography with a Commentary on their Relevance to the Reliability of the Method.- Echo-Encephalographic Findings with Midline Tumors and Tumors of the Base of the Skull.- The Intra-Operative Utilization of Ultrasound in the Localization of Cerebral Mass Lesions.- A-Scan Echo-Encephalography in Acute and Chronic Head Injuries.- Problems in the Differential Diagnosis of Hematoma Echoes with Posttraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhages.- Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Head Injury.- Recognition and Differential Diagnosis of Intracranial Complications Following Head Injuries by Means of Echo-Encephalography.- Difficulties in the Interpretation of Echo-Encephalographic Findings with Head Injuries.- The Value of Echo-Encephalography with Acute Life-Threatening, Closed Head Injuries.- The Reliability and Limitations ofEcho-Encephalography in Acute Neurological Conditions.- Problems with Echo-Encephalography in the Post-Operative Phase.- Echo-Encephalographic Investigations of Cadaver Skulls with Artificial Epidural Hematomas.- Echo-Encephalography in the Diagnosis of Ventricular Dilatation.- The Echo-Encephalogram of the Third Ventricle in Different Age Groups.- Comparative Studies of Edio-Ventriculography and Cerebral Pneumography in Infantile Hydrocephalus and Cerebral Malformations.- Echo-Encephalographic Investigations with Hydrocephalus of Various Origins, Especially Infantile Hydrocephalus.- Echo-Encephalography with Infantile Encephalopathies and their Sequelae.- The Echo-Encephalogram with Hydrocephalus and Subdural Effusions in Childhood.- Sources of Error in Echo-Encephalograms of Children with Brain Atrophy.- The Diagnostic Possibilities of Echo-Encephalography.- Contribution of Echo-Encephalography to the Differential Diagnosis of Cerebral Hemorrhage and Brain Softening.- Study of Echo-Encephalographic Results Correlated with Electroencephalographs, Anatomic and Neuroradiologic Data in 649 Cases.- The Diagnostic Value of Echo-Encephalographic Evidence.- Echo-Encephalographic Experience with Surgical Patients.- Experience with Echo-Encephalography in a Specialist Neurological Practice.- Anatomical and Technical Causes of Errors in Echo-Encephalography.- Reliability and Limitations of A-Scan Echo-Encephalography.- III. Echo-Pulsations.- A Method for Recording the Intracranial Pressure with the Aid of the Echo-Encephalographic Technique.- Registration of Cerebral Echo-Pulsations and Comparison with Rheo-Encephalographic Oscillations.- Recording Arterial Pulse Curves with Ultrasound. - Experimental Investigations and Diagnostic Possibilities.- IV. Two-DimensionalEcho-Encephalography (B-Scan).- Two-Dimensional Echo-Encephalography Using Immersion Scanning: Recent Results.- Ultrasonotomography of the Brain.- Two-Dimensional Echo-Encephalography in the Diagnosis of Infantile Hydrocephalus.- Two-Dimensional Echo-Encephalography ("B-Scan"): Description of a Modified Horizontal Plane Found Clinically Useful.- Two-Dimensional Ultrasonography for the Visualization of Ventricular Landmarks.- The Effect of the Skull in Degrading Resolution in Echo-Encephalographic B- and C-Scans.- Instantaneous and Continuous Pictures Obtained by a New Two-Dimensional Scan Technique with a Stationary Transducer.- Three-Dimensional Echo-Encephalography in Stereotaxic Surgery.- Concluding Remarks.- References.