"I believe robot-assisted transcranial Doppler ultrasound can ... evaluation of patients with suspected PFO: in place of an invasive transesophageal echo that requires anesthesia and a ...

"He found that transcranial Doppler was as good or even better than transesophageal echo for diagnosing a PFO in unexplained stroke patients, and those that had the bigger shunts based on the TCD ...

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Patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been linked to ischemic strokes ... saline bubble study during echocardiography or transcranial Doppler imaging Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale has ...

ORLANDO, FL—A new small but randomized controlled trial of PFO closure in cryptogenic stroke should help reassure that certain morphological features do indeed help pinpoint patients who would benefit ...