Detection of right to left shunts in decompression sickness in divers.
The diagnostic accuracy of bubble contrast transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography and transcranial Doppler sonography in the detection of patent foramen ovale in divers with decompression sickness was assessed. Transcranial Doppler has a better positive and negative predictive value than the other modalities.
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Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70112, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D003665:Decompression Sickness / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013909:Thorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial
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