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Tornado-like appearance of spontaneous echo contrast assessed by real-time 3D transesophageal echocardiography

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We report a case showing that real-time 3D transesophageal echocardiography provides unique information about the dynamic nature of spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) in 3D space and has the potential to provide better understanding of SEC.

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  1. Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, 807-8555, Japan

    Kyoko Otani, Masaaki Takeuchi, Hiromi Nakai, Kyoko Kaku, Nobuhiko Haruki, Hidetoshi Yoshitani & Yutaka Otsuji

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Otani, K., Takeuchi, M., Nakai, H. et al. Tornado-like appearance of spontaneous echo contrast assessed by real-time 3D transesophageal echocardiography. J Echocardiogr 7, 37–38 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-009-0008-2

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