Contrast transcranial Doppler compared to transesophageal echocardiography in detection of right-to-left shunt

A Hamzehloo, SA Mousavi - Neurosciences Journal, 2006 - nsj.org.sa
OBJECTIVE: To assess contrast transcranial Doppler (TCD) for detection of right-to-left shunt
(RLSh). METHODS: We studied 30 patients aged between 25-45 years admitted to Al-Zahra …

Feasibility of evaluating right-to-left shunt by contrast-enhanced transcranial Doppler

J Fu, P Hui, Y Ding, Y Yan… - Chinese Journal of …, 2020 - chaosheng.cma-cmc.com.cn
Objective To investigate the feasibility of evaluating right-to-left shunt (RLS) by contrast-
enhanced transcranial Doppler (c-TCD). Methods From August 2015 to November 2018 …

Almost perfect concordance between simultaneous transcranial Doppler and transesophageal echocardiography in the quantification of right‐to‐left shunts

R Belvís, RG Leta, J Martí‐Fàbregas… - Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Background and Purpose. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and
transcranial Doppler (TCD) are the methods of choice to study patent foramen ovale (PFO) …

Detection of right-to-left shunt with ultrasound contrast agent and transcranial Doppler sonography

M Jauss, E Zanette - Cerebrovascular diseases, 2000 - karger.com
Abstract An international Consensus Meeting to determine a standard in the examination
technique for the detection of right-to-left shunt (RLS) using contrast transcranial Doppler …

[HTML][HTML] Low sensitivity of the echocardiograph compared with contrast transcranial Doppler in right-to-left shunt

P Martínez-Sánchez, J Medina-Báez… - Neurología (English …, 2012 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Contrast transcranial Doppler (c-TCD) has a high sensitivity for
detecting right-to-left shunt (RLS), and is probably higher than transthoracic …

Contrast‐enhanced transcranial Doppler for the detection of right‐to‐left shunt: A new provocation method with a syringe‐modified Valsalva maneuver

J Deng, Y Luo, S Luo, H Zhan, F Zhou… - Brain and Behavior, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Contrast‐enhanced transcranial Doppler (cTCD) study has been
established as one of the most common investigations for detecting right‐to‐left shunt (RLS) …

Right‐to‐left shunt assessed by contrast transcranial Doppler sonography: new insights

N Uzuner, S Horner, G Pichler… - Journal of ultrasound …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. Simple diagnostic techniques such as contrast transcranial Doppler sonography
(cTCDS) are popular for assessing a right‐to‐left shunt (RLS) because of their high …

Contrast transcranial Doppler ultrasound in the detection of right-to-left shunts: comparison of different procedures and different contrast agents

DW Droste, JU Kriete, J Stypmann, M Castrucci… - Stroke, 1999 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Cardiac right-to-left shunts can be identified by transesophageal
echocardiography (TEE) and by transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) with the use of …

Effects of patient position on right-to-left shunt detection by contrast transcranial Doppler

CT Wu, K Han, ZN Guo, Y Yang, YS Gao, J Bai… - Ultrasound in Medicine …, 2015 - Elsevier
Contrast-enhanced transcranial Doppler (c-TCD) was performed on 117 patients to detect a
right-to-left shunt (RLS). Each patient was examined during normal breathing and after …

Transcranial Doppler: Does Addition of Blood to Agitated Saline Affect Sensitivity for Detecting Cardiac Right‐to‐Left Shunt?

MK Mojadidi, L Zhang, Y Chugh, P Eshtehardi… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Transcranial Doppler (TCD) with agitated saline has been shown to be an
alternative for the detection of right‐to‐left shunts (RLS) with similar diagnostic accuracies as …