Pediatric Echogenic Caudate Nucleus

  • Etiology: Unknown
  • Imaging US: Caudate nuclei are echogenic
  • DDX:
  • Complications: None
  • Treatment: None
  • Clinical: Clinical significance is unclear

Radiology Cases of Echogenic Caudate Nucleus

US of echogenic caudate nucleus
Transverse US of the brain (above left) shows the caudate nuclei to be uniformly echogenic bilaterally, which is also shown on the sagittal US of the left caudate nucleus (below left) and right caudate nucleus (below right).