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Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Use in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury.

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Reuter-Rice, K
Published in: Journal of radiology nursing
March 2017

Transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) is an inexpensive portable diagnostic tool commonly available within most healthcare systems. A team of trained individuals perform and interpret the test to inform patient care management. The benefit of TCD is well established in adult patients with traumatic brain injury. However, in children with TBI, it is still considered exploratory and its use is not a part of the standard of care. This article describes what TCD is, its use in children, and how TCD measurements apply to children and adolescents in an effort to establish criteria for the use of TCD for children with TBI. The benefit of TCD in pediatric TBI is illustrated by 2 cases of children who participated in a TBI research study. Early indications are that the use of TCD in pediatric cases of TBI may produce unexpected real-time data about the cerebral vasculature and circulation characteristics in children with TBI. Transcranial Doppler ultrasound has the potential for playing an informative diagnostic role in future pediatric TBI management. Ultimately the goal to promote best outcomes after a TBI requires insights into the multi-dynamic nature of the injury and TCD has the ability to support these efforts.

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Journal of radiology nursing

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1555-9912

ISSN

1546-0843

Publication Date

March 2017

Volume

36

Issue

1

Start / End Page

3 / 9

Related Subject Headings

  • 1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences
  • 1110 Nursing
 

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Reuter-Rice, K. (2017). Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Use in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Radiology Nursing, 36(1), 3–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jradnu.2016.11.003
Reuter-Rice, Karin. “Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Use in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury.Journal of Radiology Nursing 36, no. 1 (March 2017): 3–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jradnu.2016.11.003.
Reuter-Rice K. Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Use in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of radiology nursing. 2017 Mar;36(1):3–9.
Reuter-Rice, Karin. “Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Use in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury.Journal of Radiology Nursing, vol. 36, no. 1, Mar. 2017, pp. 3–9. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.jradnu.2016.11.003.
Reuter-Rice K. Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Use in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of radiology nursing. 2017 Mar;36(1):3–9.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of radiology nursing

DOI

EISSN

1555-9912

ISSN

1546-0843

Publication Date

March 2017

Volume

36

Issue

1

Start / End Page

3 / 9

Related Subject Headings

  • 1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences
  • 1110 Nursing