Systems and methods for detecting neurological conditions

A robotic imaging device comprising:

• a transducer;
• a processor in communication with the transducer, the processor configured to receive and process data from the transducer;
• a robotic mechanism controlled by the processor configured to move the transducer to scan for and locate a window in a skull of a subject;
• and
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• register a position of the transducer with respect to the skull of a subject;
• autonomously control the robotic mechanism to search for;
• and
• locate a transcranial Doppler (TCD) signal within the window in the skull of the subject, said TCD signal having an energy level exceeding a predefined threshold, wherein the processor autonomously locates the window by:
• receiving the TCD signal at the plurality of locations starting from an initial location, wherein the initial location of the plurality of locations is a seed point selected from a plurality of seed points stored in a database accessible by the processor, the seed point represents a location of the transducer that has a high likelihood of locating a window;
• determining a candidate location based on the TCD signal of the transducer;
• and
• maximizing TCD signal strength with respect to the candidate location of the transducer by:
• directing the transducer to insonate at multiple depths and angles at the candidate location, wherein the TCD signal comprises a plurality of TCD signals, each of the plurality of TCD signals returned at each of the depths and each of the angles, and directing the transducer to insonate at multiple angles comprises re-orienting the transducer;
• determining one of the plurality of depths and one of the plurality of angles by interpreting the plurality of TCD signals;
• and
• controlling the robotic system to position the transducer at the one of the plurality of depths and the one of the plurality of angles.