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ArticleEquity neuroscience2026

Imaging equity: Why vascular neurologists need routine ultrasound training.

Ali Zahir, Bruce Ovbiagele

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Article in Equity neuroscience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ali ZahirDepartment of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
Bruce OvbiageleDepartment of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, USA.

Funding

Training in Research to Assure Neuroscience Scholars Cultivate Expertise in Notable Disparities Science (TRANSCENDS)R25NS098999 · NINDS · NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE/RES/EDU · PI BRUCE OVBIAGELE · 2017 to 2026
$2.5M
ENLIGHTEN (ENgaging Leaders In Global and local HealTh Equity in Neurology)T32NS131126 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Felicia C. Chow, BRUCE OVBIAGELE · 2024 to 2026
$849k
Health Equity & Actionable Disparities in Stroke: Understanding & Problem-solving (HEADS-UP) SymposiumU13NS120475 · NINDS · NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE/RES/EDU · PI OVBIAGELE, BRUCE · 2021 to 2024
$160k
NINDS NIH HHS R25 NS098999NINDS NIH HHS T32 NS131126NINDS NIH HHS U13 NS120475
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stroke disparities persist globally and are driven in part by diagnostic delays and uneven access to advanced neuroimaging. Cerebrovascular ultrasound offers a portable, bedside modality that can optimize stroke evaluation across diverse clinical environments, yet formal training in its use remains inconsistent. This perspective argues that structured, competency-based ultrasound education within vascular neurology fellowships represents a practical, equity-aligned intervention to address diagnostic gaps. While training alone cannot resolve structural drivers of inequity, standardizing ultrasound proficiency can equip clinicians with adaptable diagnostic skills, support timely decision-making, and promote more equitable stroke care delivery across practice settings.

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Cerebrovascular diseaseDisparitiesGlobal healthHealth equityStrokeUltrasound

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PMID42136890
PMCPMC13170299

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