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Vertebral artery compression as an adjunct to transcutaneous Doppler ultrasound examination.
Author(s) -
Rossman M E,
Schneider P A,
Ringelstein E B,
Torem S,
Otis S M
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.1988.7.10.541
Subject(s) - medicine , vertebral artery , transcranial doppler , radiology , collateralization , collateral circulation , doppler ultrasound , cerebral circulation , posterior cerebral artery , cerebral arteries , middle cerebral artery , cardiology , ischemia , collateral , finance , economics
Transcranial Doppler (TCD) evaluation is dependent on the accurate identification of intracranial vessels. Manual extracranial vertebral artery compression was used to modulate blood flow in vessels of the vertebrobasilar system in 118 patients examined by TCD. Two examples of its utility are presented in detail. Complete examination by TCD should include evaluation of the posterior cerebral circulation and its collaterals; vertebral artery compression is a new and important adjunct to the complete evaluation of intracranial vascular anatomy and cerebral collateralization.