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Accuracy, Precision, Sensitivity, and Specificity of Noninvasive ICP Absolute Value Measurements
Solventa Krakauskaite1, Vytautas Petkus1, Laimonas Bartusis1
1Health Telematics Science Institute, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Abstract:
An innovative absolute intracranial pressure (ICP) value measurement method has been validated by multicenter comparative clinical studies. The method is based on two-depth transcranial Doppler (TCD) technology and uses intracranial and extracranial segments of the ophthalmic artery as pressure sensors. The ophthalmic artery is used as a natural pair of "scales" that compares ICP with controlled pressure Pe, which is externally applied to the orbit. To balance the scales, ICP = Pe a special two-depth TCD device was used as a pressure balance indicator. The proposed method is the only noninvasive ICP measurement method that does not need patient-specific calibration.
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