transesophageal echocardiography , TEE (abbreviation)
transoesophageal echocardiogram BrE , TOE (abbreviation)

"Transesophageal echocardiography has almost become an essential part of the surgery," he said.

Transthoracic or Transesophageal echocardiography two dimensional images that can be made of the heart.

Transesophageal echocardiography and intravascular ultrasonography may also be used in differentiation.

Assessment of right ventricular function postretrograde cardioplegia by transesophageal echocardiography.

In 68 patients, the thoracic aorta was screened with epiaortic and transesophageal echocardiography.

Iatrogenic injury (invasive procedure such as endoscopy or transesophageal echocardiography)

Cardiac output by transesophageal echocardiography using continuous-wave Doppler across the aortic valve.

All patients were instrumented with a pulmonary artery catheter and transesophageal echocardiography as a routine part of their procedure.

Transesophageal echocardiography is accepted as the method to monitor this procedure which, when performed correctly, has shorter recovery times than surgical intervention.

Usually echocardiography is used to take measurements of the aortic root as well as transesophageal echocardiography.

Following implantation, a transesophageal echocardiography has to be performed to judge completeness of closure and the presence of blood clots.

Following induction of general anaesthesia, a transesophageal echocardiography transducer (TEE) was inserted.

Determination of aortic valve area in aortic stenosis by two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography.

- Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography.

Meltzer, et al.,(1998) found no evidence of hemorrhaging after intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in adults where the MI was 1.3.

While many institutions give sedation during transesophageal echocardiography for added patient comfort, it can be performed in cooperative individuals without the use of sedation.

The Eustachian valve better seen with transesophageal echocardiography in the bi-caval view and right sided horizontal and longitudinal views.

Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography and epiaortic ultrasound for assessment of atherosclerosis of the thoracic aorta.

On-line estimation of cardiac output with a new automated border detection system using transesophageal echocardiography: a preliminary comparison with thermodilution.

Transesophageal echocardiography also affords better visualization of prosthetic heart valves and clots within the four chambers of the heart.

It can be diagnosed with CT scan, angiography, transesophageal echocardiography, or cardiac MRI.

Cardiac sonographers also may assist physicians who perform transesophageal echocardiography, which involves placing a tube in the patient's esophagus to obtain ultrasound images.

Intravenous Albunex during transesophageal echocardiography: quantitative assessment by videodensitometry and integrated backscatter analysis from unprocessed radiofrequency signals.

The technique is used on patients who are recognized to have mobile atherosclerotic plaque in the aortic arch at the beginning of surgery by routine transesophageal echocardiography.