Power M-mode transcranial doppler examination of the ophthalmic artery in pregnancy standard operating procedure and review of the literature

Qian Chen, Sina Haeri, Teelkien Van Veen, Rodrigo Ruano, Hossein Golabbakhsh, Michael A. Belfort

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Abstract

Our aim was to describe the standard operating procedure for transcranial Doppler investigation of the ophthalmic artery in pregnancy, determine the interobserver and intraobserver variability using power M-mode technology, and review the existing literature. Accordingly, 27 healthy pregnant or immediately postpartum women were enrolled and underwent transcranial Doppler investigation of the ophthalmic artery using power M-mode technology. Good interobserver and intraobserver variability was observed for both, especially with respect to the clinically important indices. Transcranial Doppler power M-mode examination of the ophthalmic artery is easy and reproducible and holds a great deal of potential for investigation in pregnancy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1671-1675
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Ultrasound in Medicine
Volume32
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2013

Keywords

  • Ophthalmic artery
  • Pregnancy
  • Transcranial Doppler sonography

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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