Two dimensional echocardiographic recognition of the descending thoracic aorta: Value in differentiating pericardial from pleural effusions

The course of the descending thoracic aorta has recently been visualized with two dimensional echocardiography and its presence confirmed with contrast studies. In the parasternal short axis view, we used the location of the descending thoracic aorta to differentiate pericardial from pieural effusio...

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