TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Transesophageal Tomographic Views A1 - Lauer, Ryan E. A1 - Mathew, Joseph P. A2 - Mathew, Joseph P. A2 - Nicoara, Alina A2 - Ayoub, Chakib M. A2 - Swaminathan, Madhav PY - 2018 T2 - Clinical Manual and Review of Transesophageal Echocardiography, 3e AB - Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) training and certification have become standardized with the use of recognized nomenclature and tomographic views.1 A consistent nomenclature has the advantage of not only facilitating communication between physicians but also promoting the performance of comprehensive examinations. Familiarity with standard views enables the echocardiographer to detect abnormalities more readily and compare sequential images. However, in some patients, it may not be possible to obtain a complete set of two-dimensional views because of time constraints or because the patient's body habitus or anatomy impedes the ability to develop the appropriate imaging planes. With practice, a complete TEE examination generally can be performed in 10 minutes or less, with images recorded and archived in a digital format. A written report should then be generated as part of the patient's medical record (see Chapter 26). Recommendations presented in this chapter primarily pertain to the widely available TEE equipment, which permits multiplane two-dimensional imaging. Standardized recommendations for three-dimensional (3D) imaging are also available and are discussed in Chapter 23.1 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1171725146 ER -