The concept of NeuroPOCUS describes the performance of ultrasound by the clinician in charge of the patient’s therapy on-site, regardless of where he or she may be located. The goal of NeuroPOCUS is directed/focused portable ultrasound examination of the head, neck, and/or musculoskeletal system, performed...
By the multifaceted possible capabilities of the Doppler sonography there arise a numerous of application fields in many different sectors of medicine for TCD diagnostics. Plenty of scientific studies and trials about the use of TCD diagnostics for different cerebrovascular diseases has been issued....
Carotid stenosis can remain asymptomatic for a long time. TCD examinations benefit to find patients suffering from asymptomatic carotid stenosis and allow prediction of stroke risk....
Since intraoperative strokes are predominantly caused by embolism instead of inefficient hemodynamic circulation, the occurrence of embolic signals may lead to a change of surgical treatment and thereby help to reduce the risk of intraoperative stroke. Emboli detection becomes particularly relevant in vascular surgery, when...
TCD provides real-time information about the blood flow in addition to the hemodynamic changes as a result of various physiological as well as pathological states. TCD can predict stroke by determination of high blood flow velocities, which allows indirect conclusions on stenosis or occlusion....