Artificial Intelligence in Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography.

Journal: Current medical imaging
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Abstract

Transcranial Doppler is an instrumental ultrasound method capable of providing data on various brain pathologies, in particular, the study of cerebral hemodynamics in stroke, quickly, economically, and with repeatability of the data themselves. However, literature reviews from clinical studies and clinical trials reported that it is an operator-dependent method, and the data can be influenced by external factors, such as noise, which may require greater standardization of the parameters. Artificial intelligence can be utilized on transcranial Doppler to increase the accuracy and precision of the data collected while decreasing operator dependencies. In a time-dependent pathology, such as stroke, characterized by hemodynamic evolution, the use of artificial intelligence in transcranial Doppler ultrasound could represent beneficial support for better diagnosis and treatment in time-dependent pathologies, such as stroke.

Authors

  • Antonio Siniscalchi
    Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera di Cosenza, Italy.
  • Vincenzo Inghingolo
    Neurology Unit and Stroke Unit, Department of Medicine, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Italy.
  • Piergiorgio Lochner
    Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany.
  • Giovanni Malferrari
    UOC Neurologia e Rete Stroke Metropolitana, Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Italy.