Comparison between a handheld ultrasound device and a traditional ultrasound for performing transcranial sonography in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Maria A S PaesDenise H NicarettaRegina Maria Papais-AlvarengaAna Lucia Zuma de RossoRodrigo Tavares BrissonRita de Cássia Leite FernandesPublished in: Brain and behavior (2023)
The handheld US is a viable imaging method for performing TCS because it shows good agreement with the measurements performed with traditional equipment, and the measurement of SN echogenic area for PD diagnosis presents good sensitivity and specificity.