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While the dimensional and functional cardiac effects of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) have been echocardiographically assessed in infants and children, the direct noninvasive imaging of ductus contour and shunting has not been achieved. Since PDA patients occasionally have atypical findings and some premature infants have no murmur, we have combined M-mode study, saline echo contrast techniques, real-time cross-sectional echo imaging and saline contrast during cross-sectional echo, in a comprehensive evaluation of PDA.
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© 1978 American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine and Plenum Press, New York
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Sahn, D.J., Sobol, R.G., Allen, H.D. (1978). A Comprehensive Noninvasive Assessment of Anatomy and Function in Patent Ductus Arteriosus. In: White, D., Lyons, E.A. (eds) Ultrasound in Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4021-8_29
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