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Current understanding and future potential applications of cerebral microvascular imaging in infants

Year: 2022

Type: review

Abstract: Microvascular imaging is an advanced Doppler ultrasound technique that detects slow flow in microvessels by suppressing clutter signal and motion-related artifacts. The technique has been applied in several conditions to assess organ perfusion and lesion characteristics. In this pictorial review, we aim to describe current knowledge of the technique, particularly its diagnostic utility in the infant brain, and expand on the unexplored but promising clinical applications of microvascular imaging in the brain with case illustrations.

Source: British Journal of Radiology

DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20211051

Authors: Misun Hwang, Sophie Haddad, Luis Octavio Tierradentro-Garcia, Cesar Augusto Alves, George A. Taylor, Kassa Darge

Institutions: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Boston Children's Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Neonatal and fetal brain pathology

Subfield: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke