Twinkling artifact on intracerebral color Doppler sonography

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1999 Feb;20(2):246-7.

Abstract

Transcranial Doppler sonography shows potential as a noninvasive technique for long-term follow-up of treated intracranial saccular aneurysms. This technical note describes a color Doppler artifact related to microcoil architecture that might represent a potential pitfall in transcranial Doppler sonographic evaluation of aneurysmal cavity thrombosis, since it may be wrongly interpreted as residual flow or aneurysmal cavity recanalization.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction
  • Artifacts*
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy
  • Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial*