Figure 1. Normal sagittal neonatal spine on an extended field of view ultrasound. The L1 vertebral body is indicated. Note the position of the cord in an anteroposterior direction as well as the echogenic nerve roots extending beyond the tip of the conus medullaris. The spinal cord lies between short arrows. Hyperechoic central canal (long arrow). A, anterior; P, posterior; S, superior; I, inferior. (Reproduced with kind permission from Dick EA, de Bruyn R, Patel K, Owens CM. Spinal ultrasound in cloacal exstrophy. Clin Radiol 2001;56:289–94.
