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ECHONOMY
Tools for Echocardiographic Calculations
Muhamed Saric, MD, PhD
New York University
 

Aorta vs Esophagus

Purpose
To demonstrate the anatomic relationship between the thoracic aorta and the esophagus as it pertains to transesophageal echocardiography.

Reference
Left Image source: http://www.escardio.org/congresses/euroecho2005/Slides/Documents/EuroEcho09-Pepi1.pdf
Right image source:
Toldt Anatomischer Atlas, Urban & Schwartzenberg, Belin & Wien, 1918.