ABSTRACT
Transesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography have become critical diagnostic
tools for the evaluation of cardiac disease. As such, physicians need to be familiar with
the image planes acquired from these techniques. This chapter will present the common
echocardiographic imaging planes of both transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and
transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) as well as certification requirements in the
expanding field of intraoperative TEE.