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. 2018 Sep 10;2(4):375-377.
doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2018.7.39379. eCollection 2018 Nov.

Point-of-care Cranial Ultrasound in a Hemicraniectomy Patient

Aarti Sarwal  1 , Natalie M Elder  2
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Point-of-care Cranial Ultrasound in a Hemicraniectomy Patient

Aarti Sarwal et al. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. .
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Conflicts of Interest: By the CPC-EM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding sources and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. The authors disclosed none.

Figures

Image 1
Image 1
Cranial ultrasound through the left transtemporal window (left column, panels A, C, E), with corresponding cross-sectional anatomy on a non-contrast computed tomography of brain (right column, panels B, D, F) in a 74-year-old male with a left hemicraniectomy. Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) and hypodense ischemic areas are indicated by white arrows. F, falx cerebri; V, lateral ventricles; Mb, midbrain; C, choroid plexus; S, splenium of corpus collosum; T, thalami.
Image 2
Image 2
Cranial ultrasound with Doppler (panel A) and without Doppler (panel B) through the left transtemporal window in a 74-year-old male with a left hemicraniectomy with additional anatomical details. T, thalami; Mb, midbrain; F, falx cerebri; M, mammillary bodies.
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