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Transcranial ultrasonography of cerebral veins and sinuses
S J Schreiber1, E Stolz, J M Valdueza
1Department of Neurology, University Hospital Charité, Schumannstr 20/21, 10098, Berlin, Germany.
Abstract:
Transcranial ultrasonography has become a valuable diagnostic tool for the bed-side evaluation of cerebral hemodynamics. While the assessment of arterial blood flow is well established, analysis of venous hemodynamics by transcranial ultrasonography is a new application of the method. The present review summarises the current state of transcranial venous ultrasound in adults by means of transcranial Doppler (TCD) and transcranial colour-coded duplex sonography (TCCS). It gives a critical overview regarding current and possible future clinical applications of the techniques.