Use of Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound in the Neurocritical Care Unit. [Review]
Citation: Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. 24(3):441-56, 2013 Jul.PMID: 23809037Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: RadiologyForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal Article | ReviewSubject headings: *Brain Injuries/us [Ultrasonography] | *Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial/is [Instrumentation] | Cerebrovascular Circulation/ph [Physiology] | Critical Care/mt [Methods] | Humans | Intracranial Pressure | Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/di [Diagnosis] | Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/us [Ultrasonography]Year: 2013ISSN:- 1042-3680
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Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is a portable device that uses a handheld 2-MHz transducer. It is most commonly used in subarachnoid hemorrhage where cerebral blood flow velocities in major intracranial blood vessels are measured to detect vasospasm in the first 2 to 3 weeks. TCD is used to detect vasospasm in traumatic brain injury and post-tumor resection, measurement of cerebral autoregulation and cerebrovascular reactivity, diagnosis of acute arterial occlusions in stroke, screening for patent foramen ovale and monitoring of emboli. It can be used to detect abnormally high intracranial pressure and for confirmation of total cerebral circulatory arrest in brain death. Copyright 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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