title: Transpharyngeal echocardiographic imaging of the right and left carotid arteries.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Heart Station SW/S102, 619 19th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA. nanda@uab.edu
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Nanda
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nekkanti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aaluri
mesh_terms: 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*