Transcranial ultrasonography of cerebral veins and sinuses.
Transcranial ultrasonography has become a valuable diagnostic tool for the bed-side evaluation of cerebral hemodynamics. While the assessment of arterial blood flow is well established, analysis of venous hemodynamics by transcranial ultrasonography is a new application of the method. The present review summarises the current state of transcranial venous ultrasound in adults by means of transcranial Doppler (TCD) and transcranial colour-coded duplex sonography (TCCS). It gives a critical overview regarding current and possible future clinical applications of the techniques.
Schreiber
S J
SJ
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Charité, Schumannstr 20/21, 10098, Berlin, Germany.
Stolz
E
E
Valdueza
J M
JM
D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002536:Cerebral Arteries; D002550:Cerebral Veins; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial