Table 3:

Discrepancies in mean blood flow velocities in cm/s in major cerebral arteries obtained with angle corrected imaging transcranial Doppler sonography (TCDI) and nonimaging conventional transcranial sonography (TCD) in individual children with sickle cell disease*

SideArteryTCDTCDI
RightICA139[5],130[24],120[46],128[49]175[5],192[24],184[46],188[49]
MCA148[24]171[24]
ACA52[61]181[61]
PCA148[51]188[51]
LeftICA180[14],128[34],126[44]184[14],191[34],184[44]
MCA137[18],146[34],159[44],226[51]203[18],181[34],178[44],259[51]
ACA112[6],181[13],148[24],116[46],51[51]181[6],208[13],202[24],203[46],183[51]
PCA109[46]199[46]
  • Note:—ICA indicates internal carotid artery; MCA, middle cerebral artery; ACA, anterior cerebral artery; PCA, posterior cerebral artery.

  • * Numbers in square brackets indicate ID numbers of individual patients.