[The role of transcranial Doppler sonography in the diagnosis of brain death (a practical review)].
The role of transcranial Doppler sonography in diagnosis of brain death (a practical review). The authors summarize the most important technical and practical knowledge regarding transcranial Doppler sonography. The characteristic Doppler signs of the cessation of cerebral blood flow are demonstrated, such as: oscillating flow, systolic spikes and zero-flow. The relatively high sensitivity (93.3%) of the repeated transcranial Doppler measurements in brain death diagnosis is highlighted.
Debreceni Egyetem, Orvos-es Egészségtudományi Centrum, Altalános Orvostudományi Kar, Aneszteziológiai es Intenzív Terápiás Tanszék. csmolnar@jaguar.dote.hu
Csilla
C
Molnár
László
L
Rózsa
Péter
P
Sárkány
Judit
J
Horváth
Béla
B
Fülesdi
Sándor
S
Szabó
D001926:Brain Death / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial / Q000379:methods