Transcranial Doppler sonography noninvasively measures flow velocities within the basal cerebral arteries. It has been used for the management of patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease and subarachnoid hemor-rhage, as well as in the determination of brain death. Its role and technical limitations in the intensive care unit are reviewed.
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