The echographic "butterfly wing" aspect of the sphenoid bone is a critical landmark to insonate the middle cerebral artery

Intensive Care Med. 2014 Nov;40(11):1783-4. doi: 10.1007/s00134-014-3447-9. Epub 2014 Aug 28.

Authors

J Paulus¹, R Cinotti, O Hamel, K Buffenoir, Karim Asehnoune

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Hôtel Dieu, 1 place Alexis Ricordeau, 44093, Nantes Cedex 1, France.

PMID: 25164395
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-014-3447-9

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Observational Study

MeSH terms

Cadaver
Critical Care
Humans
Middle Cerebral Artery / diagnostic imaging*
Sphenoid Bone / diagnostic imaging*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial*