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The present study demonstrates the feasibility of delineating the carotid bulb and the proximal portions of the left external and left internal carotid arteries during transesophageal examination. This was accomplished by slowly and carefully withdrawing the probe from the esophagus into the pharynx.

In the present study, we report our experience of using three-dimensional reconstruction of transesophageal two-dimensional echocardiographic images in the assessment of aortic dissection (22 patients), aortic rupture (1 patient), aortic aneurysm without dissection (2 patients), and aortic tumor (1 patient).