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- Title
Transcranial Doppler in children.
- Authors
Verlhac, Suzanne
- Abstract
Transcranial Doppler US, a non-invasive tool for evaluating the cerebral arteries, has evolved significantly during the last two decades. This review describes the practical procedure, and summarises and illustrates its established and 'work-in-progress' indications in children. Indications for a transcranial Doppler US examination include, but are not limited to: (1) evaluation of cerebral blood flow velocities in the circle of Willis in patients with sickle cell anaemia to guide transfusion therapy; (2) diagnosis and follow-up of vasculopathy, such as moyamoya disease; (3) diagnosis and monitoring of acute cerebrovascular disorders in intensive care patients, in particular following traumatic brain injury, and during cardiovascular surgery; and (4) confirmation of a clinical diagnosis of brain death by documentation of cerebral circulatory arrest.
- Subjects
TRANSCRANIAL Doppler ultrasonography; PEDIATRIC diagnosis; CEREBRAL arteries; IMAGING of cerebral circulation; MOYAMOYA disease; SICKLE cell anemia in children; CEREBROVASCULAR disease diagnosis; BRAIN death in children
- Publication
Pediatric Radiology, 2011, Vol 41, p153
- ISSN
0301-0449
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00247-011-2038-y