An unusual transcranial doppler waveform associated with vessel distortion in giant intracranial aneurysms

Cole A. Giller, Angela M. Giller, H. Hunt Batjer, Thomas A. Kopitnik

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Abstract

ALTHOUGH THE SHAPES of velocity waveforms obtained with transcranial Doppler examination can indicate such abnormalities as increased intracranial pressure and proximal arterial compromise, the significance of unusual waveform morphologies is often obscure. In this report, we describe four cases in which an unusual waveform morphology was obtained from vessels distorted and narrowed by intracranial masses. The appearance of this unusual morphology as an isolated signal within a transcranial Doppler examination should, therefore, suggest a structural deformation of the insonated vessel to those who interpret transcranial Doppler studies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1068-1071
Number of pages4
JournalNeurosurgery
Volume34
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1994
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cerebral aneurysms
  • Hemodynamics
  • Transcranial doppler ultrasound

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Clinical Neurology

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