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Edie Baskin Bronson and Richard Skip Bronson CBF Laboratory
Overview
- The Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF) Laboratory, which began as a Department of Neurosurgery program, has been added as the newest facility to the roster of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center diagnostic laboratories. The laboratory is directed by Neil A. Martin, M.D., FAANS, Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery
Features
- The CBF Laboratory provides assessment of the cerebral circulation using Transcranial Doppler and Xenon-133 CBF measurement.
- Measures blood flow velocity in cerebral arteries, including internal carotid, ophthalmic, anterior/middle/posterior cerebral, vertebral and basilar.
- Equipment is portable and therefore available bedside in the intensive care unit, wards, operating room and emergency room.
Current indications
- Detection of intracranial artery stenosis, including transient ischemic attack (TIA) and stroke patients.
- Pre-operative assessment of cerebral collateral circulation.
- Monitoring of cerebral vasospasm, including aneurysm and trauma patients.
- Assessment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs).
- Confirmation of cerebral circulatory arrest, or brain death.
Special Applications
- Cerebral emboli detection.
- Cerebrovascular reserve (stroke risk) determination.
- Intraoperative monitoring, including carotid endarterectomy, cardiac surgery, other procedures threatening cerebral circulation.
