I personally hate reporting NICU brains (not a pediatric radiologist), even for sonographers it’s usually just a subset who are qualified to do them. Slightly p

I personally hate reporting NICU brains (not a pediatric radiologist), even for sonographers it’s usually just a subset who are qualified to do them. Slightly poor technique can make a huge difference in vascular assessment and if your settings are off you can make it look like there is hemorrhage. US reports are so heavily based on what the sonographers saw, and documented, so there is huge operator dependency/variability. I’m not sure how old your friend is, but as a recently trained rad I have little confidence in my own skills for neonatal brains to be honest, older rads had more time to develop their skills while we are much more exposed/comfortable with cross-sectional imaging these days and dependent on sonographers. I feel a lot better reporting a rapid MR protocol with the neonate in bundle and wrap (no anesthesia).