Transesophageal echocardiaography evaluation of thoracic aorta.
Trans-esophageal echocardiaography is a sensitive, minimally invasive, diagnostic tool which gives real time functional image of the aorta. It helps in the diagnosis of pathologies of aorta like atherosclerosis, aneurysm and aortic dissection.
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Hema C
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Department of Anaesthesia, Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Medical Sciences, Bommassandra Industrial Area, Anekal Taluk, Hosur Road, Bangalore-560 099, India. drhemanair@hotmail.comadjacent
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans