Christian Doppler Thinker And Benefactor

It is now 150 years ago, on 25th May 1842, that the son of a Salzburg ston emason presented a scientific work "On the coloured light of the double stars and certain other heavenly bodies" at a meeting of the Royal Bo hemian Society of Sciences held in Prague. Christian Andreas Doppler, then professor at the Prague Technical Institute, set a milestone in scien tific history in the meeting room of the Royal Society in the Charles Uni versity, just a few meters from the National Theatre where another genius from Salzburg, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, had celebrated his musical triumph with the premiere of his opera Don Giovanni fifty-five years earlier. Doppler's lecture set out in brilliant simplicity what we now call the Doppler principle, which since has found numerous uses in astronomy, which was of primary interest to Christian Doppler. In addition, it has found countless practical applications in physics, navigation, aeronautics, geodesy, medicine, science and technology. In medicine alone, Doppler sonography is now an established diagnostic procedure in the fields of childbirth, cardiology and diseases of the blood vessels, neurology, neuro surgery and vascular surgery, and is continually finding new medical appli cations in today's world of high technology.

This comprehensive text covers the fundamentals and clinical applications of cerebrovascular ultrasound in all ages.

This important reference provides complete and current information on the applications of transcranial Doppler ultrasound in the evaluation of cerebrovascular diseases. The book gives practical instructions for performing examinations, explains how to interpret results, provides essential data on normal values, and describes the use of the technique in specific clinical situations such as stroke, head injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage and vasospasm, arteriovenous malformations, and monitoring during carotid surgery. Coverage includes thorough discussions on recent clinical studies, new refinements in transcranial Doppler sonography, and new applications such as monitoring of critically ill patients and detection of cerebral emboli in patients with suspected transient ischemic symptoms. The book also offers comprehensive guidelines on the pediatric applications of transcranial Doppler. More than 200 illustrations, including 20 in full color, complement the text.