Current understanding and future potential applications of cerebral microvascular imaging in infants
Misun Hwang, Sophie Haddad, Luis Octavio Tierradentro‐García, Cesar Alves, George A. Taylor, Kassa Darge
Abstract
Microvascular imaging is an advanced Doppler ultrasound technique that detects slow flow in microvessels by suppressing clutter signal and motion-related artifacts. The technique has been applied in several conditions to assess organ perfusion and lesion characteristics. In this pictorial review, we aim to describe current knowledge of the technique, particularly its diagnostic utility in the infant brain, and expand on the unexplored but promising clinical applications of microvascular imaging in the brain with case illustrations.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePerfusion scanningNeuroimagingClutterRadiologyFunctional imagingCerebral blood flowNeuroscienceComputer sciencePerfusionCardiologyPsychologyRadarPsychiatryTelecommunicationsNeonatal and fetal brain pathologyNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances