Ultrasound turbulence index during thromboendarterectomy predicts postoperative cerebral microembolism

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-92

  Brosig, Torge ^a   Hoinkes, Annika ^a   Seitz, Rüdiger J ^a   Sandmann, Wilhelm ^a   Huber, Rita ^b   Siebler, Mario ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Karlsbad Langensteinbach   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Microembolic signals; Turbulence index; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; S NITROSOGLUTATHIONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; BRAIN MICROCIRCULATION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBRAL MICROEMBOLIC SIGNAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MICROEMBOLISM; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; ULTRASOUND TURBULENCE INDEX;

CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 46449117861     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000136901     Document Type: Article

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