When imaging a patient s heart the number of modalities
available to choose from seems to be ever increasing and the
clinician needs to be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of each
modality in order to best answer the question posed. If more than
one modality can answer the question then an appreciation of local
expertise and patient preference is needed (although, in general,
echocardiography can answer the question and should be the first
line investigation).
The first transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) was performed in
1976 (M-mode only) and there were some who doubted that it would
find a place in mainstream cardiac imaging. Over the last 30 years
the technological advances in TEE have been exponential and have
been reflected by its increasing utilization. Currently almost all
echocardiography labs undertake TEE and the vast majority of valve
operations are performed with TEE guidance.
Those who are active in cardiac imaging know that the modality
is unsurpassed because of its spatial and temporal resolution and
that it is relatively easy to get good images with minimal
training. These same practitioners will also be aware that, for
these reasons, there are practitioners who bypass the appropriate
training and use TEE as a very blunt diagnostic tool.
The purpose of this book is thus to give practical guidance to
those undertaking training in the art of TEE. It is not an
exhaustive text to be used for reference but one that should be
used in conjunction with hands-on experience. If used correctly it
will help in realizing the true potential of TEE.
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