Where is the Aortic blind spot for TEE ? How to over-come it ?

Meticulous Aortic imaging is vital for assessing  atherosclerotic plaques in stroke evaluation ,  aneurysms of aorta ( Both dissecting and non dissecting.) and during aortic surgeries. Peri  procedural  aortic imaging has become mandatory in many of the complex aortic endovascular repair as well . TEE is an extremely useful investigation and has revolutiolised our appraoch to aortic disorders . However , we have an issue . How to overcome it ? During peri-operative TEE a simple but innovative idea is to displace  the tracheal air with saline filled balloon and capture the aortic arch with ultra sound . What a way to un-blind our vision deep inside the thorax  ! A specific catheter is available for this purpose . Product catalog
Source: Dr.S.Venkatesan MD - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Aortic diseases Aortic stent grafing echocardiography TEE-Transesophageal echocardiography aortic arch blind spot in tee aortic imaging in dissection dissecting aneurysm of aorta ascending aorta blind spot in tee what is the blind spot in te Source Type: blogs