Contrast transoesophageal echocardiography remains superior to contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of patent foramen ovale

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 222-227

  Hamilton Craig, C ^a   Sestito, A ^a   Natale, L ^b   Meduri, A ^b   Santangeli, P ^a   Infusino, F ^a   Pilato, F ^a   Di Lazzaro, V ^a   Crea, F ^a   Lanza, G A ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Radiologia di Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular imaging; Ischaemic stroke; Patent foramen ovale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRYPTOGENIC STROKE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADULT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE;

EID: 79952613055     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq177     Document Type: Article

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