Color Doppler Transesophageal Echocardiography in Detection of Massive Pulmonary Embolism: Is Pulmonary Angiography Always the Gold Standard?
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. (ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 13, November 1996)
Neskovic
Aleksandar N.
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Cardiovascular Research Center, Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute, Milana Tepicca 1, 11040 Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Popovic
Aleksandar D.
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Babic
Rade
R
Otasevic
Petar
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Bojic
Milovan
M