
Brain Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Practical Guide and Protocols
- 1st Edition - March 1, 2026
- Editors: Camilo N. Rodríguez, Chiara Robba, Gisele Sampaio Silva, Aarti Sarwal, Eva Bartels, Danilo Cardim, Branko Malojcic
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 7 8 5 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 7 8 6 - 4
Practical Guide for Ultrasound and Brain Doppler: Brain - POCUS is a handbook tailored for neurologists, neurosurgeons, and Emergency physicians, offering a comprehensive bedsid… Read more
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- Explores essential topics ranging from ultrasound configuration and anatomical basis to advanced parameters
- Provides a thorough understanding of brain hemodynamics and parenchyma examination
- Bridges the gap between specialties with insights on integrating brain ultrasound into multi-organ assessments
1. Brain-POCUS: A concept and Approach
Section 2: Ultrasound Configuration and Anatomical Basis
2. Brain-POCUS: Physical principles and equipment preparation
3. Brain-POCUS: Applied cerebrovascular Anatomy
Section 3: Basic and advanced parameters
4. Brain-POCUS: Clinical interpretation of Doppler spectral wave
5. Brain-POCUS: Angle of Insonation
6. Brain-POCUS: Clinical Application of cerebral Autoregulation (CA)
7. Brain-POCUS: Non-invasive estimation of ICP and CPP
8. Brain-POCUS: Cerebral venous system drainage
9. Brain-POCUS: Brain Parenchyma
10. Brain-POCUS: Arterial TCCS (TCCSA) insonation Protocol
11. Brain-POCUS: Venous TCCS (TCCSV) insonation Protocol
12. Brain-POCUS: Transorbital Sonography Protocol
Section 4: Insonation Protocols and Clinical Interpretation
13. Brain-POCUS: Brain integration into multi-organ POCUS
14. Brain POCUS: Role of Cardiac ultrasound
15. Brain-POCUS: Carotid Ultrasound Protocol
16. Brain-POCUS: Vertebral Ultrasound Protocol
17. Brain-POCUS: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)
18. Brain-POCUS: Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH)
19. Brain-POCUS: Traumatic Brain injury
20. Brain-POCUS: Acute Ischemic Stroke
21. Brain-POCUS: Intracranial Collateral Circulation Insonation Protocol
22. Brain-POCUS: Central Nervous System (CNS) infections
23. Brain-POCUS: NCSE Insonation Protocol
24. Brain-POCUS: Insonation Protocol in Mechanical Ventilation (MV)
25. Brain-POCUS: Septic-associated Encephalopathy (SAE)
26. Brain POCUS : ECMO and ECCO2R
27. Brain-POCUS: CCaRE-US Insonation Protocol during CPR
28. Brain-POCUS: Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT)
29. Brain-POCUS: Brain Death Insonation Protocol
30. Brain-POCUS: Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM)
Section 5: Application in Special clinical situations
31. Brain-POCUS: Brain Shock
32. Brain-POCUS: Cerebral Hyperperfusion Syndrome
33. Brain-POCUS: Vascular Procedures
34. Brain-POCUS: COVID-19
35. Brain-POCUS: Coma
36. Brain-POCUS: Critical pregnancy patient
37. Brain-POCUS: Acute Liver Failure
38. Brain-POCUS: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
39. Brain-POCUS: Brain tumors
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Camilo N. Rodríguez
Intensive Care Physician, University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Hospital Nacional Prof. Dr. A. Posadas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Neurocritical care Committee – FEPIMCTI
Neuro-intensive care section – ESICMNeuro-intensive care section - AMCI
Member of ESNCH
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Chiara Robba
Chiara Robba is a Consultant in Neuro and General Intensive Care at Policlinico San Martino, Genova. She worked for many years at Addenbrookes Hospital, in Cambridge and she got a PhD in Neuroscience under the supervision of Prof Marek Czosnyka.
She is currently Chair of the Neuro Intensive Care section of the ESICM. Her research interests are mainly on Neuromonitoring, autoregulation and mechanical ventilation.
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Gisele Sampaio Silva
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Aarti Sarwal
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Eva Bartels
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Danilo Cardim
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