A TCD is a very simple test and only takes a short amount of time. You don't need to do any preparation. Just arrive on the date and time of your appointment. If you want, you can bring a family ...

Boston, MA - Results of a randomized study suggest that the use of transcranial Doppler (TCD) can enhance the effects of thrombolysis with tPA in the setting of acute ischemic stroke. Researchers at ...

Mapping blood flow in the brain of athletes using an advanced form of ultrasound may make it easier to more accurately recognize concussions, according to a new study. Mapping blood flow in the brain ...

Ultrasound can be used to determine a patient's heart risk after a transient ischemic attack (TIA). An evaluation of transcranial (TCD) and extracranial (ECD) Doppler ultrasonography, published in the ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - An experimental therapy using tiny bubbles activated by transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound combined with the clot busting drug tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is more ...

Screening with an ultrasound machine has proved highly successful in preventing stroke among children with sickle cell disease, by identifying children who are then preventively treated with blood ...

Dr. Zsolt Garami, medical director of the vascular ultrasound lab at Houston Methodist Hospital, puts it very straightforward: Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is one of the least understood, rarely ...

February 6, 2012 (New Orleans, Louisiana) — "Sonothrombolysis" using a novel, operator-independent ultrasound device in combination with systemic intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Mapping blood flow in the brain of athletes using an advanced form of ultrasound may make it easier to more accurately recognize concussions, according to a study ...

Screening with an ultrasound machine has proved highly successful in preventing stroke among children with sickle cell disease, by identifying children who are then preventively treated with blood ...