Studies on transcranial colour coded duplex sonography for the assessment of intracranial haemodynamics in patients with ischaemic anterior hemispheric stroke
| Reference | Number of patients | Time since stroke onset | MCA occlusion (M1 segment) | Reference method | Patients with reference method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Estimated from mean (SD) 8.1 (6.6) days; †most patients. | |||||
| MCA, Middle cerebral artery; n.d., not done; n.a., not available; DSA, digital subtraction angiography; MRA, magnetic resonance angiography; CTA, computed tomography angiography. | |||||
| Seidel et al. (1995)2 | 48 | ≤48 hours | 15 | n.d. | 0 |
| Baumgartner et al. (1997)3 | 33 | n.a. | 0 | DSA | 6 |
| Kenton et al. (1997)5 | 39 | ≤24 hours | 10 | MRA | 30 |
| Goertler et al. (1998)6 | 23 | ≤5 hours | 4 | DSA | 1 |
| Gahn et al. (1999)7 | 34 | ≤21 days* | 3 | CTA | 34 |
| Gerriets et al. (1999)4 | 47 | ≤12 hours† | 18 | DSA/MRA | 11 |
| Postert et al. (1999)8 | 90 | ≤12 hours | 20 | CTA | 39 |
| Present study | 58 | ≤6 hours | 25 | MRA/CTA/DSA | 32 |