Neurol. praxi. 2017;18(4):238-242 | DOI: 10.36290/neu.2017.092

Detecting microemboli with transcranial Doppler

prof. MUDr. David Školoudík, Ph.D., FESO
Centrum vědy a výzkumu, Fakulta zdravotnických věd, Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci

Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is a method of choice for detecting embolism into the cerebral vascular bed. This test is indicatedin patients with a risk of embolism in order to identify and locate the source of embolism; to select patients with a higher riskof embolic and/or thromboembolic ischaemic stroke; to adjust or monitor the efficacy of antithrombotic treatment; in patientsundergoing interventional procedures with an increased risk of embolism; or to identify divers with a higher risk of decompressionsickness. Given the different parameters for adjusting the TCD device and various characteristics used to detect emboli, aninternational consensus for detecting microembolism by using TCD was adopted in 1998 that defines the characteristics of themicroembolic signal as well as the parameters for adjusting the TCD device.

Keywords: transcranial Doppler, thrombus, embolus, paradoxical embolism

Published: October 1, 2017  Show citation

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Školoudík D. Detecting microemboli with transcranial Doppler. Neurol. praxi. 2017;18(4):238-242. doi: 10.36290/neu.2017.092.
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