Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Use in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Karin Reuter-Rice, PhD, CPNP-AC, FCCM, FAAN Journal of Radiology Nursing Volume 36, Issue 1, Pages 3-9 (March 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jradnu.2016.11.003 Copyright © 2016 Association for Radiologic & Imaging Nursing Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Example of a mean flow velocity of the left middle cerebral artery (L-MCA) at a depth of 50 mm with a flow of 101 cm/s and a pulsatility index (PI) of 0.52 (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.). Journal of Radiology Nursing 2017 36, 3-9DOI: (10.1016/j.jradnu.2016.11.003) Copyright © 2016 Association for Radiologic & Imaging Nursing Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 A change in the quality of the waveform when the left middle cerebral artery (L-MCA) is interrogated from a depth of 50 to 55 mm. PI = Pulsatility index (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.). Journal of Radiology Nursing 2017 36, 3-9DOI: (10.1016/j.jradnu.2016.11.003) Copyright © 2016 Association for Radiologic & Imaging Nursing Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Example of mean flow velocities of the L-MCA, BA, and R-MCA. The color Doppler flow tracings demonstrate an L-MCA at a velocity of 87.0 cm/s at a depth of 50 mm and a PI of 1.50, BA velocity of 51.2 cm/s at a depth of 70 mm with a PI of 1.29, and an R-MCA velocity of 92.4 cm/s at a depth of 50 mm with a PI of 1.13. L-MCA = Left middle cerebral artery; R-MCA = right middle cerebral artery; BA = basilar artery; PI = pulsatility index (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.). Journal of Radiology Nursing 2017 36, 3-9DOI: (10.1016/j.jradnu.2016.11.003) Copyright © 2016 Association for Radiologic & Imaging Nursing Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 First 24 hr transcranial Doppler results in a 4-year-old girl admitted to hospital for a severe traumatic brain injury. L-MCA = Left middle cerebral artery; PI = pulsatility index; BA = basilar artery; R-MCA = right middle cerebral artery; L-EX-ICA = left extracranial internal carotid artery; R-EX-ICA = right extracranial internal carotid artery (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.). Journal of Radiology Nursing 2017 36, 3-9DOI: (10.1016/j.jradnu.2016.11.003) Copyright © 2016 Association for Radiologic & Imaging Nursing Terms and Conditions
Figure 5 First 24 hr transcranial Doppler results in a 15-year-old boy admitted to hospital for a severe traumatic brain injury. L-MCA = Left middle cerebral artery; PI = pulsatility index; BA = basilar artery; R-MCA = right middle cerebral artery; L-EX-ICA = left extracranial internal carotid artery; R-EX-ICA = right extracranial internal carotid artery (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.). Journal of Radiology Nursing 2017 36, 3-9DOI: (10.1016/j.jradnu.2016.11.003) Copyright © 2016 Association for Radiologic & Imaging Nursing Terms and Conditions