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TEE is a semi-invasive procedure in that the probe must enter the body but does not require surgical (i.e., invasive) cutting for this procedure. Before inserting the probe, mild to moderate sedation is induced in the patient to ease the discomfort and to decrease the gag reflex.
A transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) is a type of echo test that uses sound waves to create pictures of your heart. Unlike other types of echo tests, a TEE creates pictures from inside your body. Your provider guides a thin, flexible tube down your esophagus. A TEE can diagnose many problems including blood clots and infections in your heart.
Thus, TEE has become an essential imaging tool for cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists, cardiac interventionalists, and clinical cardiologists. The present document is thus intended to be a guide to TEE in the following situations: 1. Diagnostic TEE: TEE performed to address a specific diagnostic question 2. Intraprocedural TEE a. Surgical ...
14 Ιουλ 2022 · What is the procedure for a TEE? Here’s what you can expect during a TEE: A nurse or technician will help you onto an exam table. Once you are on the table, they will connect you to equipment...
18 Αυγ 2023 · What is transesophageal echocardiography? Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a test that produces pictures of your heart. TEE uses high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to make detailed pictures of your heart and the arteries that lead to and from it.
A transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) uses echocardiography to assess how well the heart works. During the procedure, a transducer (like a microphone) sends out ultrasonic sound waves at a frequency too high to be heard.
This document presents the 28 views in a comprehensive TEE examination. A suggested protocol of image acquisition is provided, with the caveat that anatomic variability may require unconventional imaging planes be used.
