Transcranial Color-Coded Duplex Sonography

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gptkbp:instanceOf medical imaging technique
gptkbp:advantage repeatability
real-time imaging
bedside application
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs TCCS
gptkbp:assesses flow velocity
flow direction
pulsatility index
resistance index
gptkbp:canBe gptkb:trauma
diagnosis of brain death
subarachnoid hemorrhage
stroke evaluation
monitoring vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage
sickle cell disease monitoring
gptkbp:detects arteriovenous malformations
stenosis
occlusion
vasospasm
intracranial aneurysms
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1980s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Transcranial Color-Coded Duplex Sonography
gptkbp:limitation operator dependency
limited acoustic windows
lower resolution compared to CT/MRI
gptkbp:mode ultrasound
gptkbp:monitors cerebral autoregulation
cerebral hemodynamics
gptkbp:noninvasive true
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:neuroscientist
radiologist
gptkbp:relatedTo Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography
neurosonology
gptkbp:requires foramen magnum window
ophthalmic window
suboccipital window
temporal bone window
gptkbp:usedFor assessment of cerebral blood flow
visualization of cerebral blood vessels
gptkbp:uses color Doppler imaging
B-mode ultrasound
gptkbp:visualizes gptkb:posterior_cerebral_artery
gptkb:anterior_cerebral_artery
vertebral arteries
basilar artery
middle cerebral artery
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:TCCT
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8