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Transesophageal Echocardiographic Identification of Right Vertebral Artery
Author(s) -
Ahmed Sujood,
Nanda Navin C.,
Manchikalapudi Partha,
Nekkanti Rajasekhar,
Yousif Abdalla M.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2002.00527.x
Subject(s) - esophagus , medicine , vertebral artery , radiology , identification (biology) , vertebral body , anatomy , biology , botany
We describe a transesophageal technique for identifying the origin and precervical course of the right vertebral artery with the probe positioned in the upper esophagus. The technique was successful in 9 of 11 patients in whom it was attempted.