Abstract
The frontal bone window (FBW) is a promising approach in evaluating the anterior cerebral artery. The goal of the present study was to determine the rates of detection of the basal cerebral arteries by using the FBW alone and a combination of the FBW with the temporal bone window (TBW) in 163 patients. The combined application improved detection rates of A1 (58.6% versus 46.0%, P = .001) and A2 (43.6% versus 6.7%, P < .001) compared with the TBW alone.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Anterior Cerebral Artery / diagnostic imaging*
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Echoencephalography / methods*
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Echoencephalography / statistics & numerical data*
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Female
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Humans
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Image Enhancement / methods*
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Japan / epidemiology
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Male
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Reproducibility of Results
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Stroke / diagnostic imaging*
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Stroke / epidemiology*
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Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / methods*
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Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / statistics & numerical data*