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Ultrasound Anatomy and How to do the Examination

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The venous drainage of the cerebral hemispheres is carried out through two systems: the superficial venous system and the deep venous system [1–4].

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Movie 6.1: The movies (TS-SS Power and Color-mode) show the dynamic insonation of contralateral TS, the easy transition to the confluens of sinuses, and the distal segment of the SRS. (AVI 5647 kb)

Movie 6.2: The movies (TS-SS Power and Color-mode) show the dynamic insonation of contralateral TS, the easy transition to the confluens of sinuses, and the distal segment of the SRS. (AVI 3666 kb)

Movie 6.3: The dynamic insonation of the medial head of SPS is showed in Color-mode. (AVI 799 kb)

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Malferrari, G., Zedde, M., Prati, P. (2014). Ultrasound Anatomy and How to do the Examination. In: Neurosonological Evaluation of Cerebral Venous Outflow. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5465-3_6

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