Vittamed Technologies' engineers presented clinical assessment results of non-invasive method for absolute intracranial pressure measurement and non-invasive cerebrovascular autoregulation monitoring in 16th meeting of the European society of neurosonology and cerebral hemodynamics (ESNCH) May 20-23, 2011 Munich, Germany
This meeting provided updated information about research findings on normal and pathological cerebral hemodynamics as well as in all medical fields related to neurosonology, highlighting their relevance to the clinician. Additionally, basic and advanced tutorials on Doppler- and duplex ultrasonography of cerebral vessels was held. For those who wanted to test their sonographic knowledge, the examination for the „International Certification for Neurosonology“ was offered during the meeting.
The Bavarian State Minister of the environment and public health Dr. Markus Söder MdL said: “ The ultrasound procedure is an outstanding method for depicting the course of a pathological process such as a stroke in a quick, painless and non-invasive manner. The German Society for Neurology estimates that strokes are developing into the greatest danger for health. According to the data of the Erlangen Stroke Register, the number of initial strokes is currently already 180 cases per 100,000 residents and year.
Qualified region-wide stroke care creates major challenges for healthcare policy. In addition to the supraregional Stroke Units, two telemedical networks – TEMPiS for the region of South-East Bavaria and STENO for the region of Northern Bavaria – have been accepted into the regular healthcare in Bavaria. On the basis of its impressive results for the well-being of patients, the idea of spreading neurological competence and practical experience has attracted attention beyond Bavaria and Germany.”
More info at ESNCH 2011.