Transcranial Doppler ultrasound to assess cerebrovascular reactivity: reliability, reproducibility and effect of posture

Transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) allows measurement of blood flow velocities in the intracranial vessels, and can be used to assess cerebral vasodilator responses to a hypercapnic stimulus. The reliability of this technique has not been established, nor is there agreement about whether the tech...

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Main Authors: McDonnell, Michelle N., Berry, Narelle M., Cutting, Mark A., Keage, Hannah A., Buckley, Jonathan D., Howe, Peter R.C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3642776/