Successful Application of Three-Dimensional Transcranial Power Doppler Imaging in Two Stroke Patients

Kazumi KIMURA; Masahiro YASAKA; Masatoshi KOGA; Ryoichi OTSUBO; Kuniyasu WADA; Kazuyuki NAGATSUKA; Yasuhiro HASEGAWA; Kazuo MINEMATSU; Takenori YAMAGUCHI

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.37.770

Kazumi KIMURA, Masahiro YASAKA, Masatoshi KOGA, Ryoichi OTSUBO, Kuniyasu WADA, Kazuyuki NAGATSUKA, Yasuhiro HASEGAWA, Kazuo MINEMATSU, Takenori YAMAGUCHI

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Kazumi KIMURA
The Cerebrovascular Division, Department of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center
Masahiro YASAKA
The Cerebrovascular Division, Department of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center
Masatoshi KOGA
The Cerebrovascular Division, Department of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center
Ryoichi OTSUBO
The Cerebrovascular Division, Department of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center
Kuniyasu WADA
The Cerebrovascular Division, Department of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center
Kazuyuki NAGATSUKA
The Cerebrovascular Division, Department of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center
Yasuhiro HASEGAWA
The Cerebrovascular Division, Department of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center
Kazuo MINEMATSU
The Cerebrovascular Division, Department of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center
Takenori YAMAGUCHI
The Cerebrovascular Division, Department of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center

Keywords: cerebral arteries, cerebral angiography, computer-assisted image processing, middle cerebral artery (MCA), ultrasonics

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1998 Volume 37 Issue 9 Pages 770-773

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.37.770

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Abstract

We applied a new technique of three-dimensional (3-D) transcranial power Doppler imaging to demonstrate the middle cerebral artery (MCA) in the 2 stroke patients. In the first patient, the 3-D power Doppler study clearly showed the horizontal portion, bifurcation, proximal portion of the upper and lower trunks, and the major branches of the lower trunk of the MCA. In the second patient, the 3-D power Doppler clearly revealed the proximal bifurcation of the left MCA. The 3-D transcranial power Doppler seems to be useful in making clear 3-D images of the MCA.
(Internal Medicine 37: 770-773, 1998)

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