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Review
. 2003 Nov;20(8):781-7.
doi: 10.1111/j.0742-2822.2003.03039.x.

Use of intracardiac echocardiography to guide catheter closure of atrial communications

Peter R Koenig  1 , Ra-id Abdulla, Qi-Ling Cao, Ziyad M Hijazi
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Review

Use of intracardiac echocardiography to guide catheter closure of atrial communications

Peter R Koenig et al. Echocardiography. 2003 Nov.

Abstract

Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) is slowly replacing transesophageal echocardiography as the preferred imaging tool to guide device closure of atrial septal defects and patent foramen ovale. This article is a brief review of the literature related to ICE, the technical aspects ICE imaging, techniques for obtaining the standard views, and the future directions of this methodology.

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