How to perform and interpret a middle cerebral artery transcranial Doppler examination in children at risk of brain injury.
Elisa PolettoHari Krishnan KanthimathinathanZoltán GyörgyiPublished in: Archives of disease in childhood. Education and practice edition (2023)
Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound is a non-invasive neuromonitoring technique that falls under the umbrella of point-of-care ultrasound. In this article, we provide a primer to encourage clinicians to perform TCD examinations and to aid them with accurately interpreting the scans. We focus on the middle cerebral artery waveforms and use traumatic brain injury as a model for brain insult.
Keyphrases
- middle cerebral artery
- brain injury
- traumatic brain injury
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- cerebral ischemia
- internal carotid artery
- magnetic resonance imaging
- blood flow
- cerebral blood flow
- young adults
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- palliative care
- ultrasound guided
- resting state
- white matter
- functional connectivity
- magnetic resonance
- community dwelling
- dual energy