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Transcranial Doppler Grading Criteria for Basilar Artery Vasospasm

Gill E. Sviri, Basavaraj Ghodke, Gavin W. Britz, Colleen M. Douville, David R. Haynor, Ali H. Mesiwala, Arthur M. Lam, David W. Newell

Neurosurgery · 2006 · 118 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

The BA/VA ratio improves the sensitivity and specificity of TCD detection of BA vasospasm. On the basis of the BA/VA ratio and BA mean velocities, we suggest new TCD grading criteria for BA vasospasm.

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