Inoue T, Kimoto K, Sasaki J
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University.
Nihon Rinsho. 1993 Aug;51(8):2043-7.
CT scan and MRI were used for evaluating the degree or extent of atherosclerotic lesion. However, these methods do not show characteristics of the aortic wall and the hemodynamics surrounding atherosclerotic lesion. Recently, evaluation of the severity of aortic atherosclerosis, especially the thoracic aorta, and the proximal portion of the coronary artery, became possible by transesophageal echocardiography. This article reviews the diagnosis of aortic atherosclerosis and coronary atherosclerosis, using transesophageal echocardiography.
计算机断层扫描（CT）和磁共振成像（MRI）被用于评估动脉粥样硬化病变的程度或范围。然而，这些方法无法显示主动脉壁的特征以及动脉粥样硬化病变周围的血流动力学情况。最近，经食管超声心动图使得评估主动脉粥样硬化尤其是胸主动脉以及冠状动脉近端部分的严重程度成为可能。本文使用经食管超声心动图对主动脉粥样硬化和冠状动脉粥样硬化的诊断进行综述。
