Transesophageal Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult Pablo Motta Carolyn L. Taylor Wanda C. Miller-Hance INTRODUCTION Advances in medical and surgical care over the last several decades have…
Cardiac Masses and Embolic Sources Farid Jadbabaie INTRODUCTION Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is an extremely useful imaging modality for the assessment of cardiac masses and sources of emboli. Enhanced resolution of…
Intraprocedural Echocardiographic Guidance for Transcatheter Interventions in Aortic and Mitral Position Chirojit Mukherjee INTRODUCTION Transcatheter interventions are viable option in patients suffering from a stenotic or incompetent valve and had…
Techniques and Tricks for Optimizing Transesophageal Images Loren R. Francis Eric Nelson Alan C. Finley Scott T. Reeves INTRODUCTION The accuracy and diagnostic confidence of a transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) study…
Common Artifacts and Pitfalls of Clinical Echocardiography Fabio Guarracino Albert C. Perrino Jr. INTRODUCTION Clinically important imaging artifacts result from the interplay of the ultrasound system, the patient, and the…
3D TEE Imaging Annette Vegas INTRODUCTION The use of real-time (RT) three-dimensional (3D) TEE has become routine during the perioperative period. Ease of acquisition with the rapid online display of…
Critical Care Echocardiography Etienne J. Couture Caroline E. Gebhard Stephan Langevin André Y. Denault INTRODUCTION Critical care ultrasound (CCUS) comprises ultrasound evaluation of the heart, lungs, pleural space, intraabdominal organs,…
Transesophageal Echocardiography of the Thoracic Aorta Michele L. Sumler Roman M. Sniecinski ALTHOUGH SIMPLE IN STRUCTURE, THE thoracic aorta is a crucial component of the routine perioperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)…
Right Ventricle, Right Atrium, Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valves André Y. Denault Etienne J. Couture Ying Tung Sia Georges Desjardins INTRODUCTION Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is a common concern in the…
Transesophageal Echocardiography for Coronary Revascularization Donna L. Greenhalgh Henry J. Skinner Justiaan Swanevelder INTRODUCTION Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) provides an astutely trained clinician with essential information which can significantly influence clinical…
