Cerebrovascular Ultrasound in Stroke Prevention and Treatment

Contributors.Foreword: Ultrasound: What's in the Waveforms?.J. Grotta.Preface.Acknowlegements..Contributors.Part I. How To Perform Ultrasound Tests?.1. Cerebrovascular Anatomy and Principles of Extracranial Ultrasound and Examination Techniques.M. Neumyer, A. Alexandrov.2. Intracranial Cerebrovascular Ultrasound Examination Techniques.A. Alexandrov, M. Neumyer.3. Color Flow Anatomy of the Circle of Willis.E. Bartels, A. Alexandrov.Part II. Hemodynamic Principles.4. Integrated Assessment of Systemic and Intracranial Hemodynamics.A. Wojner.5. Practical Models of Cerebral Hemodynamics and Waveform Recognition.A. Alexandrov.Part III. Criteria for Interpretation.6. Diagnostic Criteria for Neurovascular Studies.A. Alexandrov, M. Neumyer.Part IV. Ultrasound in Stroke Prevention and Treatment.7. TCD and Sickle Cell Disease.F. Nichols, A. Jones, R. Adams.8. Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Carotid Ultrasound.J. Polak.9. Carotid Vertebral Duplex Scanning in Secondary Stroke Prevention and Stenting.C. Tegeler, D. Ratanakorn.10. Acute Ischemic Stroke.A. Demchuk, A. Alexandrov.11. Vasospasm after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.D. Newell, A. Alexandrov...Part V. Select Clinical Applications and Clinical Vignettes.A. Alexandrov.Typical Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.with M. MalkofF.Bilateral ACA Vasospasm.with J. Nates.Multiple Vessel Vasospasm.with I. Christou.Cerebral Circulatory Arrest.with S. Calleja.Anatomical Variation or a Hemodynamically Significant Lesion?.with E. Bartels.Subclavian Steal.with F. Al-Senani.Carotid Dissection.with M. Malkoff.Carotid Thromboembolism.with K. Uchino.Monitoring Carotid Endarterectomy.with A. Estrera.Brain Retroperfusion.with Z. Garami and H. Safi.MCA Stenosis.with R. Felberg.Acute Tandem ICA and MCA Occlusion.with A. El-Mitwalli, and J. Song.Arterial Recanalization and Dramatic Recovery from Stroke.with R. Felberg.Arterial Re-Occlusion and Deterioration Following Improvement.with S. Burgin.Extended Window for Thrombolysis.with the Stroke Team.Index