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Diagnosis of MCA‐Occlusion and Monitoring of Systemic Thrombolytic Therapy With Contrast Enhanced Transcranial Duplex‐Sonography
Author(s) -
Mäurer M.,
Müllges W.,
Becker G.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/jon19999299
Subject(s) - medicine , occlusion , thrombolysis , radiology , stroke (engine) , middle cerebral artery , cardiology , ischemia , mechanical engineering , myocardial infarction , engineering
A case of a successful systemic thrombolysis of an acute middle carotid artery occlusion is reported. The case underlines the role of contrast‐enhanced transcranial color‐coded duplex sonography as a noninvasive technique for rapid diagnosis of vessel occlusion in acute stroke. The diagnostic potential of transcranial color‐coded duplex sonography for indication and monitoring of intravenous systemic thrombolytic therapy is demonstrated.