Transthoracic echocardiogram and transcranial doppler detection of emboli after foam sclerotherapy of leg veins

Journal for Vascular Ultrasound

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 213-216

  Hansen, Kristin ^a   Morrison, Nick ^a   Neuhardt, Diana L ^a   Salles Cunha, Sergio X ^a  

^a Morrison Vein Institute ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIZZINESS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEG VEIN; MIGRAINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; SORE THROAT; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VEIN EMBOLISM; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 37649021782     PISSN: 15443167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154431670703100405     Document Type: Article

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