RT Book, Section A1 Cardenas-Garcia, Jose A1 Mayo, Paul H. A2 Levitov, Alexander B. A2 Mayo, Paul H. A2 Slonim, Anthony D. SR Print(0) ID 1106128739 T1 TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY: IMAGE ACQUISITION T2 Critical Care Ultrasonography, 2e YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-179352-0 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106128739 RD 2024/10/03 AB Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) has major application in the intensive care unit (ICU). Proficiency in TTE allows the intensivist to determine the diagnosis of cardiopulmonary failure, develop management strategies, and follow the results of therapeutic interventions with serial examinations. By definition, critical care echocardiography (CCE) is performed by the intensivist in the ICU. The clinician personally acquires and interprets the image at the bedside and uses the information to immediately guide management. It follows that the intensivist must have a high level of skill in image acquisition that requires knowledge of ultrasound physics, machine controls, and transducer manipulation. This chapter reviews important elements of image acquisition with emphasis on transducer manipulation. The reader is referred to Chapters 2 and 3 for a comprehensive discussion of physics and machine controls.