Beacon signal in transcranial color coded ultrasound: A sign for brain death

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TOPÇUOĞLU M. A., ARSAVA E. M.

Turk Beyin Damar Hastaliklar Dergisi, cilt.20, sa.1, ss.36-37, 2014 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5505/tbdhd.2014.91885
  • Dergi Adı: Turk Beyin Damar Hastaliklar Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.36-37
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Beacon, Brain death, Color-coded, Doppler
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A widely under-recognized brain-death confirming transcranial ultrasonography pattern resembling the red-blue beacon signal was demonstrated. Familiarity to this distinct and characteristic ultrasonic pattern seems to be important in the perspective of point-of-care neurological ultrasound use and knobology.