Evaluation of human hemispheric blood flow based on non invasive carotid blood flow measurements using the range-gated Doppler technique.
Common carotid blood flow (CCBF) was measured in 11 anesthetised patients without extracranial arterial disease (nine acute subarachnoid haemorrhages and two cases of head injury). The range-gated Doppler flowmeter with an adjustable range-gated time system and a double transducer probe was used to determine diameter, blood velocity, and blood flow of the common carotid artery. Values were, respectively, 5.9 +/- 1.1 mm, 13.8 +/- 6.1 cm . sec-1 and 387 +/- 183 cm3 . min-1. Mean cerebral blood flow (rCBF) measurements were simultaneously made by 133Xenon intra-arterial method, with a value of 22.28 +/- 5.96 ml . min-1 . 100 g. High correlation coefficient was found between CCBF and mean rCBF (r = 0.73, p less than 0.001). The range-gated Doppler flowmeter thus provides a non invasive and easily duplicated method for monitoring cerebral blood flow in anesthetized patients.
D000328:Adult; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D002339:Carotid Arteries; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes
D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes