Evaluation of the Abdominal Aorta and the Renal Arteries with an Intracardiac Echocardiography Probe Placed in the Inferior Vena Cava: A Feasibility Study

Background Ultrasound evaluation of the abdominal aorta and its branches is usually performed transabdominally. Not infrequently, the image quality is suboptimal. Recently, an intracardiac echocardiography probe has become commercially available. These probes are usually inserted intravenously and a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2007-02, Vol.20 (2), p.119-125
Hauptverfasser:	Kronzon, Itzhak, MD, Chen, Carol, MD, Chinitz, Larry A., MD, Bernstein, Neil E., MD, Slater, James N., MD, Varkey, Mathew, RDMS, Tunick, Paul A., MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aorta, Abdominal - diagnostic imaging Cardiac Catheterization - instrumentation Cardiac Catheterization - methods Cardiovascular Echocardiography - instrumentation Echocardiography - methods Endosonography - instrumentation Endosonography - methods Equipment Failure Analysis Feasibility Studies Female Humans Male Middle Aged Renal Artery - diagnostic imaging Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity Vena Cava, Inferior - diagnostic imaging Vena Cava, Inferior - surgery
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