Ultrasound-Enhanced Systemic Thrombolysis

Ultrasound-Enhanced Systemic Thrombolysis is a medical technology that utilizes transcranial doppler ultrasonography

Transcranial doppler

Transcranial Doppler is a test that measures the velocity of blood flow through the brain's blood vessels. Used to help in the diagnosis of emboli, stenosis, vasospasm from a subarachnoid hemorrhage , and other problems, this relatively quick and inexpensive test is growing in popularity in the...

to treat stroke-causing blood clots. It is thought that transcranial doppler ultrasonography

Transcranial doppler

aimed at residual obstructive intracranial blood flow may help expose thrombi to tissue plasminogen activator

Tissue plasminogen activator

Tissue plasminogen activator is a protein involved in the breakdown of blood clots. It is a serine protease found on endothelial cells, the cells that line the blood vessels. As an enzyme, it catalyzes the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin, the major enzyme responsible for clot breakdown...

or other thrombolytic drugs

Thrombolytic drug

Thrombolytic drugs are used in medicine to dissolve blood clots in a procedure termed thrombolysis. They limit the damage caused by the blockage of the blood vessel.-Uses:...

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Studies have shown that complete recanalisation or dramatic clinical recovery can be increased by more than 19% when using transcranial doppler ultrasonography

Transcranial doppler

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