Ten Good Reasons to Practice Neuroultrasound in Critical Care Setting.

ABSTRACT: In the beginning, cerebral ultrasound (US) was not considered feasible because the intact skull was a seemingly impenetrable obstacle. For this reason, obtaining a clear image resolution had been a challenge since the first use of neuroultrasound (NUS) for the assessment of small deep brain structures. However, the improvements in transducer technologies and advances in signal processing have refined the image resolution, and the role of NUS has evolved as an imaging modality for the brain parenchyma within multiple pathologies. This article summarizes ten crucial applications of cerebral ultrasonography for the evaluation and management of neurocritical patients, whose transfer from and to intensive care units poses a real problem to medical care staff. This also encompasses ease of use,

SUBMITTER: Bittencourt Rynkowski C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8793827 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature