Robotic Assisted Transcranial Doppler Monitoring in Acute Neurovascular Care: A Feasibility and Safety Study.

Journal: Neurocritical care
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Transcranial color Doppler (TCD) is currently the only noninvasive bedside tool capable of providing real-time information on cerebral hemodynamics. However, being operator dependent, TCD monitoring is not feasible in many institutions. Robotic assisted TCD (ra-TCD) was recently developed to overcome these constraints. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of cerebral monitoring with a novel ra-TCD in acute neurovascular care.

Authors

  • Alvise Fattorello Salimbeni
    Stroke Unit and Neurosonology Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua School of Medicine, Via Giustiniani 2, Padua, Italy. a.fattorellosalimbeni@gmail.com.
  • Caterina Kulyk
    Stroke Unit and Neurosonology Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Kepler University Hospital GmbH, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.
  • Francesco Favruzzo
    Stroke Unit and Neurosonology Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua School of Medicine, Via Giustiniani 2, Padua, Italy.
  • Ludovica De Rosa
    Stroke Unit and Neurosonology Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua School of Medicine, Via Giustiniani 2, Padua, Italy.
  • Federica Viaro
    Stroke Unit and Neurosonology Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua School of Medicine, Via Giustiniani 2, Padua, Italy.
  • Alessio Pieroni
    Stroke Unit and Neurosonology Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua School of Medicine, Via Giustiniani 2, Padua, Italy.
  • Stefano Mozzetta
    Stroke Unit and Neurosonology Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua School of Medicine, Via Giustiniani 2, Padua, Italy.
  • Milan R Vosko
    Stroke Unit and Neurosonology Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Kepler University Hospital GmbH, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.
  • Claudio Baracchini
    Stroke Unit and Neurosonology Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua School of Medicine, Via Giustiniani 2, Padua, Italy.