transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)

Overview: A transesophageal echocardiogram is a test that creates images of the heart. It is similar to a standard echocardiogram, but TEEs are done through the esophagus. 

A transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) provides high-resolution images of the heart in real time. It uses the same technology as a standard echocardiogram, but the measurements are taken through the esophagus rather than across the chest and ribs. 

Citations:

Mayo Clinic. (2018, October 04). Echocardiogram. Retrieved October 02, 2020, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/echocardiogram/about/pac-20393856

 

American Heart Association. (2015, July 31). Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE). Retrieved October 02, 2020, from https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack/diagnosing-a-heart-attack/transesophageal-echocardiography-tee

 

Johns Hopkins Medicine. (n.d.). Transesophageal Echocardiogram. Health. Retrieved October 02, 2020, from https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/transesophageal-echocardiogram

 

HCMA 6/2021

Cardiologist holding transesophageal ultrasound probe and use echocardiogram to assessment patient’s heart in cardiac operating room