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Use of Transcranial Doppler in Monitoring Patients during Carotid Artery Stenting

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It has been over 20 years since Aaslid first described the technique of middle cerebral artery range gated Doppler interrogation via a low-frequency ultrasound transducer stationed just above the zygomatic arch.1 Since that time insonation techniques with probe fixation headgear have made continuous real-time imaging much easier and advances in Doppler technology including “power Doppler” have improved signal clarity.2 A detailed review of the physics and utility of transcranial Doppler (TCD) is eloquently presented in Chapter 6.The objective of this chapter is to expose the reader to some of the lessons learned from adjuvant transcranial Doppler during carotid stent-supported angioplasty.

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    Ali F. AbuRahma MD, FACS, FRCS, RVT, RPVI (Professor, Chief, Vascular/Endovascular Surgery, Medical Director, Vascular Laboratory, Co-Director, Vascular Center of Excellence) (Professor, Chief, Vascular/Endovascular Surgery, Medical Director, Vascular Laboratory, Co-Director, Vascular Center of Excellence)

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    Ali F. AbuRahma MD, FACS, FRCS, RVT, RPVI (Professor, Chief, Vascular/Endovascular Surgery, Medical Director, Vascular Laboratory, Co-Director, Vascular Center of Excellence) (Professor, Chief, Vascular/Endovascular Surgery, Medical Director, Vascular Laboratory, Co-Director, Vascular Center of Excellence)

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Bates, M.C. (2010). Use of Transcranial Doppler in Monitoring Patients during Carotid Artery Stenting. In: AbuRahma, A.F., Bergan, J.J. (eds) Noninvasive Cerebrovascular Diagnosis. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-957-2_11

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