Transpharyngeal echocardiographic imaging of the right and left carotid arteries.
We present a technique for transpharyngeal imaging of the bilateral carotid arteries completed towards the end of a transesophageal echocardiogram. To our knowledge, this is the first report that demonstrates the bifurcation of the right common carotid artery into the right internal and external carotid arteries with a transesophageal echocardiographic probe.
Nanda
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Heart Station SW/S102, 619 19th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA. nanda@uab.edu
Miller
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AP
Nekkanti
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Aaluri
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D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010614:Pharynx / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*