Accuracy of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography and single-photon emission computed tomography in the diagnosis of angiographically demonstrated cerebral vasospasm.
Kincaid MS, Souter MJ, Treggiari MM, Yanez ND, Moore A, Lam AM. Accuracy of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography and single-photon emission computed tomography in the diagnosis of angiographically demonstrated cerebral vasospasm. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2009, 110: 67-72. PMID: 18821830, DOI: 10.3171/2008.4.17520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cerebral arteryMiddle cerebral arteryTranscranial Doppler ultrasonographyPosterior cerebral arteryTCD ultrasonographyBasilar arteryCerebral arteryDoppler ultrasonographyOdds ratioAbsence of vasospasmInstitutional review board approvalRecords of patientsReview board approvalSingle photon emissionRoutine clinical useCerebral angiographyCerebral vasospasmMean ageSubarachnoid hemorrhageVascular territoriesSPECT evaluationVasospasmRelative oddsBoard approvalUltrasonography