Use of transesophageal echocardiography for the assessment of traumatic aortic injuries

Echocardiography

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 207-219

  Vignon, Philippe ^a,b   Lang, Roberto M ^b  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest trauma; Mediastinum; Transesophageal echocardiography; Traumatic aortic rupture

Indexed keywords

AORTA INJURY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; THORACIC AORTA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033063853     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1999.tb00805.x     Document Type: Article

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