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.