It is feasible to image the left carotid arteries during transesophageal echocardiography by carefully withdrawing the probe into the pharynx.
May permit integrated carotid assessment during TEE; leaves open validation of diagnostic yield and safety before clinical adoption.
The present study demonstrates the feasibility of delineating the carotid bulb and the proximal portions of the left external and left internal carotid arteries during transesophageal examination. This was accomplished by slowly and carefully withdrawing the probe from the esophagus into the pharynx.
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