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Figure 5 (Left) Visualization of the complete descending thoracic aorta in a long-axis view by suprasternal harmonic imaging (SHI). The posterior aortic wall is covered by aortic plaques over a segment of several centimeters. (Right) Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) confirms the findings. Appropriate visualization of the latter half of the descending thoracic aorta was possible only in the minority of cases.
