Standards in neurosonology. Part I

• Published in: Journal of ultrasonography Vol. 15; no. 62; pp. 307 - 317
• Main Authors: Wojczal, Joanna, Tomczyk, Tomasz, Luchowski, Piotr, Kozera, Grzegorz, Kaźmierski, Radosław, Stelmasiak, Zbigniew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Poland Sciendo 01-09-2015; Medical Communications Sp. z o.o
• Subjects: badanieneurosonologiczne; cerebral circulatory hemodynamics; hemodynamikakrążenia mózgowego; kryteriaultrasonograficzne; neurosonologic evaluation; performance and description standard; Review; standard wykonania i opisu; ultrasonography criteria; neurosonologic evaluation; cerebral circulatory hemodynamics; ultrasonography criteria; performance and description standard
• ISSN: 2084-8404; 2451-070X
• DOI: 10.15557/jou.2015.0027

The paper presents standards related to ultrasound imaging of the cerebral vasculature and structures. The aim of this paper is to standardize both the performance and description of ultrasound imaging of the extracranial and intracranial cerebral arteries as well as a study of a specifi c brain structure, i.e. substantianigrahyperechogenicity. The following aspects are included in the description of standards for each ultrasonographic method: equipment requirements, patient preparation, study technique and documentation as well as the required elements of ultrasound description. Practical criteria for the diagnosis of certain pathologies in accordance with the latest literature were also presented. Furthermore, additional comments were included in some of the sections. Part I discusses standards for the performance, documentation and description of different ultrasound methods (Duplex, Doppler). Part II and III are devoted to standards for specific clinical situations (vasospasm, monitoring after the acute stage of stroke, detection of a right-to- left shunts, confirmation of the arrest of the cerebral circulation, an assessment of the functional efficiency of circle of Willis, an assessment of the cerebrovascular vasomotor reserve as well as the measurement of substantianigrahyperechogenicity).