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Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 2/2017

01-02-2017 | Imaging in Intensive Care Medicine

Transesophageal echocardiography for pulmonary embolism diagnosis in the intensive care unit: artifact in three dimensions

Authors: Alexandre Bedet, Keyvan Razazi, Faten May, Armand Mekontso Dessap

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 2/2017

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Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a useful tool for detecting pulmonary embolism in critically ill patients. The development of three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography has resulted in improved diagnostic accuracy of TEE as compared to 2D imaging. However, artifacts may be magnified in 3D imaging. …
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Title
Transesophageal echocardiography for pulmonary embolism diagnosis in the intensive care unit: artifact in three dimensions
Authors
Alexandre Bedet
Keyvan Razazi
Faten May
Armand Mekontso Dessap
Publication date
01-02-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4520-3

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