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associated with Chiari II malformations. CT scans are monly performed to assess for hydrocephalus as well as to follow up infants who have undergone a ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedure. Many of the typical findings described by using cranial CT scans and MRIs also can be demonstrated on cranial sonograms. Ultrasound has the benefit of not using ionizing radiation, however it is heavily operator dependent and some of the associated abnormalities may be 目前MRI是完整檢測Chiari II型畸形的相關(guān)改變最好的檢查方式。CT掃描常常被用來評估腦積水以及對已行腦室腹腔分流術(shù)的患者行隨診觀察。許多CT和MR上的典型改變,也可以通過顱腦超聲來顯示。超聲的好處是沒有電離輻射,然而對操作人員的依賴性較強,一些異常可能會被漏掉。