title: Cervical carotid artery may be the most dependable alternative place for detection of patent foramen ovale with contrast transcranial Doppler in the patients with insufficient temporal sonic bone window.
authors.forename: Mehmet A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Topcuoglu
mesh_terms: D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005539:Foramen Magnum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D045423:Microbubbles; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009333:Neck; D009928:Organ Specificity; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial / Q000379:methods; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media