Diagnostic Criteria and Yield of Real-Time Transcranial Doppler Monitoring of Intra-Arterial Reperfusion Procedures
Author(s) -
Marta Rubiera,
Luis Cava,
Georgios Tsivgoulis,
Damon E. Patterson,
Limin Zhao,
Yi Zhang,
Aaron Anderson,
Alice Robinson,
Mark R. Harrigan,
Edward Underwood,
Joseph A. Horton,
Andrei V. Alexandrov
Publication year - 2010
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/strokeaha.109.565762
Subject(s) - medicine , penumbra , transcranial doppler , thrombolysis , embolism , middle cerebral artery , tissue plasminogen activator , angioplasty , cardiology , radiology , surgery , anesthesia , ischemia , myocardial infarction
Intra-arterial (IA) rescue procedures are increasingly used to treat acute ischemic stroke. We implemented continuous transcranial Doppler (TCD) monitoring during these procedures to detect any potentially harmful flow changes. Here, we report diagnostic criteria and yield of TCD monitoring.
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