Carotid ultrasound for pulmonary arteriovenous malformation screening

Objective: In patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) can cause serious neurological complications. Our aim was to evaluate the potential of contrast-enhanced Doppler ultrasound (CE-US) of the common carotid artery as a screening test...

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Main Authors: Yanna-Schulze Anita, Schneider Günther, Maßmann Alexander, Gräber Stefan, Geisthoff Urban W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2015-05-01
Series:Open Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/med.2015.10.issue-1/med-2015-0040/med-2015-0040.xml?format=INT