title: [Role of echocardiography in the diagnosis of aortic dissection].
abstract: Since the introduction of transesophageal transducers, Doppler echocardiography allows to detect aortic dissection with high sensitivity. The extent of the dissection can be determined accurately and the possibility of conducting the examination at bedside is particularly advantageous. Caution is advisable in interpreting doubtful observations in the distal part of the ascending aorta, which often ist incompletely visualized.
authors.affiliation: Centre de cardiologie, Hôpital cantonal universitaire, Genève.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lerch
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ricou
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Place de l'échocardiographie dans le diagnostic de la dissection aortique.