Neurovascular Ultrasound

Supervising Attending:

  • Dr. Randolph Marshall

Description:

The week on Doppler the resident will rotate through the Doppler lab of the Neurovascular Division

Objectives:

  • Understand and demonstrate the techniques of carotid and transcranial dopplers (PK, MK)
  • Define indications to obtain carotid and transcranial dopplers (MK)
  • Describe normal carotid and transcranial doppler patterns (MK)
  •  Identify and describe abnormal doppler patterns (MK)
  • Write a carotid and transcranial doppler report (MK, PC)

Requirements:

  • Attend the Doppler lab every morning
    • Observe and learn technique for in-patient and out-patient TCDs and Carotid Dopplers
  • Complete practices cases
    • In the O Drive → Stroke folder → Doppler Folder
    • Request access from IT for access if you cannot get into O Drive

Schedule:

  • Contact Sam Trocio (Neurovascular Lab Director) for the schedule of the day
  • 5 pm review Dopplers studies of the day with attending
  • You are expected to attend the following conferences
    •  Doppler/Vascular Conference 1-3 pm NI 6 Fellows office

Location:

NI2 doppler lab

Contacts:

  • Sam Trocio (Neurovascular Lab Director)

Updated 6/25/2023