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Color Doppler Transesophageal Echocardiography in Detection of Massive Pulmonary Embolism
Author(s) -
NESKOVIC ALEKSANDAR N.,
POPOVIC ALEKSANDAR D.,
BABIC RADE,
OTASEVIC PETAR,
BOJIC MILOVAN
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1996.tb00945.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolism , color doppler , radiology , pulmonary artery , cardiology , pulmonary angiography , angiography , doppler echocardiography , ultrasonography , blood pressure , diastole
In this article, the potential value of color Doppler in improving diagnostic accuracy of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in patients with incomplete obstruction of large pulmonary vessels is illustrated, We present an unusual case of massive pulmonary embolism that was unequivocally detected by color Doppler TEE both before and after pulmonary angiography, which failed to demonstrate filling defects in the pulmonary artery.