Transesophageal echocardiography diagnosis of intramural hematoma of the ascending aorta: A word of caution

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 866-870

  Flachskampf, F A ^a   Banbury, M ^a   Smedira, N ^a   Thomas, J D ^a   Garcia, M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032849642     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(99)70194-X     Document Type: Article

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