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Contrast-Enhanced Transcranial Color-Coded Duplex Sonography in Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease
Author(s) -
Ralf W. Baumgartner,
Marcel Arnold,
Friedrich Gönner,
Iwan Staikow,
Cornelia Herrmann,
A Rivoir,
René M. Müri
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.28.12.2473
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , occlusion , angiography , ultrasound , bolus (digestion) , carotid artery disease , vertebral artery , stenosis , surgery , carotid endarterectomy
Echo contrast agents have been shown to provide conclusive examinations in most patients with insufficient ultrasound penetration through the temporal bone. We investigated the diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced (CE) transcranial color-coded duplex sonography (TCCD) in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease and insufficient temporal windows and evaluated TCCD criteria that predict whether CE-TCCD studies may become conclusive.

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