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Diagnosis of Patent Ductus Arteriosus by Pulsed Doppler Echocardiography; Sensitivity and Specificity.
In Youl Ma, Jin Gon Jun, Jeong Ok Hah
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1987;30(3):275-280.   Published online March 31, 1987
For the determination of the sensitivity and specificity of pulsed Doppler echocardiographic (PDE) diagnosis of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), we evaluated 108 children with congenital heart disease by suprasternal and parasternal approaches. PDA was diagnosed when continuous turbulent flow(CTF) or PDA jet flow was recorded in main pulmonary artery (MPA) by parasternal approach and when reverse diastolic flow(RDF) was detected in descending aorta and no...