Recognition of Ultrasound Artifact Mimicking Pulmonary Artery Dissection in Patients with Heart Disease

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(a) Aortic short-axis view. (b, c) Left high parasternal view. (d, e) Aortic short-axis and pulmonary artery long-axis views. (f) Color Doppler imaging in the subxiphoid two-atrium view. A linear artifact was clearly seen (white arrowhead). The thymus gland was prominently seen (yellow arrowhead).

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