Clinical utilization of microembolus detection by transcranial Doppler sonography in intracranial stenosis-occlusive disease.
- Author:
Xiu-Juan WU
1
;
Ying-Qi XING
;
Juan WANG
;
Kang-Ding LIU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Constriction, Pathologic; diagnostic imaging; Humans; Intracranial Embolism; diagnostic imaging; Stroke; diagnostic imaging; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial; methods
- From: Chinese Medical Journal 2013;126(7):1355-1359
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo discuss the clinical ultiliazation and significance of microembolus detection by transcranial Doppler (TCD) sonography in intracranial stenosis-occlusive disease.
DATA SOURCESAll related articles in this review were mainly searched from PubMed published in English from 1996 to 2012 using the terms of microembolic signal, transcranial Doppler, intracranial stenosis, stroke.
STUDY SELECTIONOriginal articles and reviews were selected if they were related to the clinical utilization of microembolus detection in intracranial stenosis-occlusive disease.
RESULTSIntracranial stenosis is a significant cause of cerebral emboli, and microembolus detection by TCD sonography were widely used in exploring the mechanisms of ischemic stroke with intracranial stenosis (including the middle cerebral artery stenosis and the vertebral-basilar stenosis), evaluating the prognosis of acute stroke, evaluating the therapeutic effects, and predicting the recurrent events of stroke.
CONCLUSIONMicroembolus detection by TCD sonography plays an important role in the cerebral ischemic stroke patients with intracranial stenosis.
