Transcranial Doppler and Transesophageal Echocardiography: Comparison of Both Techniques and Prospective Clinical Relevance of Transcranial Doppler in Patent Foramen Ovale Detection

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 343-348

  Caputi, Luigi ^a   Carriero, Maria Rita ^a   Falcone, Chiara ^a   Parati, Eugenio ^a   Piotti, Patrizia ^b   Materazzo, Carlo ^b   Anzola, Gian Paolo ^c  

^a Fondazione IRCCS (Scientific Inst for Research Hospitalization and Healthcare) Ist Neurologico C   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c S Orsola Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

patent foramen ovale; right to left shunt; stroke; Transcranial Doppler; transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ATRIAL SEPTUM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 69149099372     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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