PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Yalçin, Fatih
AU  - Thomas, James D.
AU  - Homa, David
AU  - Flachskampf, Frank A.
TI  - Transesophageal echocardiography: First-line imaging for aortic diseases
DP  - 2000 Jun 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 417--428
VI  - 67
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/67/6/417.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/67/6/417.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2000 Jun 01; 67
AB  - Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is now commonly used to evaluate the thoracic aorta, because it is widely available and provides high-resolution images and flow information by Doppler. This article reviews the essential features on TEE of acute and chronic aortic diseases, such as aortic dissection, aneurysm, and atherosclerosis, and discusses its strengths, weaknesses, and indications.