transcranial
Across the skull
Transcranial means through or across the skull.
The term appears almost exclusively in medical contexts, describing procedures or techniques that access or stimulate the brain without opening the skull: transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial ultrasound.
The prefix distinguishes these approaches from more invasive intracranial procedures.
Organ's external tissue
- cerebrumBrain's largest division
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
- brainstemLower neural trunk
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
lobes · gyrus · sulcus · grey matter · skull · scalp · neurons · glia
Adjusting brain cell activity
- magneticAttracting iron or attention
- electrodeConductive interface point
- currentDirected flow of charge
- pulseArterial blood throb
coil · excitation · inhibition · electrotherapy · repetitive · phosphene · sham · intensity
Curative mental treatment
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- depressionProlonged low state
- migraineSevere neurological head pain
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
rehabilitation · Parkinson's · epilepsy · tinnitus · pain · aphasia · cognitive enhancement · psychiatric
Inaudible high-frequency waves
- DopplerMotion-caused frequency change
- sonographyImaging using sound waves
- encephalographyRecording brain activity
- neuroimagingVisualizing nervous system structure
monitoring · blood flow · velocity · cerebrovascular · diagnostic · probe · fontanelle · neonatal
cortex
Organ's external tissue
- cerebrumBrain's largest division
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
- brainstemLower neural trunk
hemisphere · lobes · gyrus · sulcus · grey matter · skull · scalp · neurons · glia · synapse
neuromodulation
Adjusting brain cell activity
- magneticAttracting iron or attention
- electrodeConductive interface point
- currentDirected flow of charge
pulse · coil · excitation · inhibition · electrotherapy · repetitive · phosphene · sham · intensity · frequency
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- depressionProlonged low state
- migraineSevere neurological head pain
stroke · rehabilitation · Parkinson's · epilepsy · tinnitus · pain · aphasia · cognitive enhancement · psychiatric · neuroplasticity
ultrasound
Inaudible high-frequency waves
- DopplerMotion-caused frequency change
- sonographyImaging using sound waves
- encephalographyRecording brain activity
neuroimaging · monitoring · blood flow · velocity · cerebrovascular · diagnostic · probe · fontanelle · neonatal · bedside
transcranialintracranial
Within the skull
subcutaneous · transdermal · percutaneous · topical · surface-level
transcranialtransdermal
Passing through skin
transabdominal · transvaginal · transrectal · transesophageal · transurethral
transcranialnoninvasive
Not penetrating tissue
superficial · external · topical · cutaneous · epicranial
splanchnocranium, cranium, cranial, crania, intracranial, craniotomy, craniosacral, craniofacial, cranially