Echoencephalography
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Use of reflected ultrasound in the diagnosis of intracranial pathologic processes. |
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/drug eff /rad eff permitted; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; DF: ECHOENCEPHALOGR |
Echoencephalography Categories.
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Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial - A non-invasive technique using ultrasound for the measurement of cerebrovascular hemodynamics, particularly cerebral blood flow velocity and cerebral collateral flow. With a high-intensity, low-frequency pulse probe, the intracranial arteries may be studied transtemporally, transorbitally, or from below the foramen magnum. |
Echoencephalography Definitions and Terms
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