title: Update on ultrasound techniques for the diagnosis of cerebral ischemia.
abstract: Ultrasound (US) techniques increase the ability of neurologists specializing in stroke to rapidly evaluate stroke patients, determine likely mechanisms of brain ischemia, determine arterial patency, quantify stenosis severity, and determine the most appropriate clinical management. Furthermore, the development of new US techniques based on the detection of US contrast agents may permit the evaluation of cerebral microcirculation and the identification of regions of angiogenesis, inflammation and thrombus during brain ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Stroke Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martínez-Sánchez
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Serena
authors.forename: Andrei V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Alexandrov
authors.forename: Blanca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fuentes
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández-Domínguez
authors.forename: Exuperio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Díez-Tejedor