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.
Topcuoglu
Mehmet A
MA
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
D003287:Contrast Media