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Mediastinal structures can be visualized comprehensively by computed tomography as well as magnetic resonance tomography. Apart from echocardiography, transthoracic sonographic examination of the mediastinum has therefore not been widely applied until now.

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  2. Longziekten, C3-P, Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, 9600, 2300, RC, Leiden, The Netherlands

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Blank, W., Heinzmann, A., Annema, J.T. (2017). Mediastinum. In: Mathis, G. (eds) Chest Sonography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44072-9_6

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