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 ...

The use of a robotic-assisted device to perform transcranial Doppler ultrasound greatly improved the detection of right-to-left cardiac shunts in patients with presumed embolic strokes compared with ...

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 ...

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 ...

The same type of sound waves that pulsate from sonar fish-finders and ultrasound fetal monitors can dramatically boost the power of anti-clotting medicine and help it dissolve brain blockages in ...

Over a million athletes in the United States experience concussions every year. Concussions have been shown to change the flow of blood in the brain; however, while these changes can be identified ...

Thanks to a new technique, neurosurgeons at UMC Utrecht have been able to watch the blood flow in brain tissue live during surgery for the first time. Together with researchers from Eindhoven ...

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 ...