title: Evaluation of intracranial pressure by transcranial Doppler ultrasonography in dogs with intracranial hypertension.
abstract: Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD) has been used to confirm changes in cerebral hemodynamics. In this study, we investigated whether the parameters for the basilar artery measured by TCD were correlated with the intracranial and cerebral perfusion pressures in extreme intracranial hypertension. An intracranial hypertension model was produced in seven dogs by inflating a balloon inserted into the epidural space. The resistance index was compared with the corresponding intracranial pressure and cerebral perfusion pressure values during intracranial hypertension. A significant correlation was recognized between the resistance index and cerebral perfusion pressure. Therefore, measurement of the basilar artery by TCD in the dog with intracranial hypertension is useful in estimating the intracranial circulation in cases where the measurement of intracranial pressure is not available or not indicated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Small Animal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasuro University, Towada, Aomori, Japan.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyashita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takase
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hagio
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004285:Dogs; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial / Q000662:veterinary*; D014655:Vascular Resistance