Clinical Anesthesia Procedures
Basics of Echocardiography - Transthoracic Image Acquisition
Transthoracic Image Acquisition
During a TTE, the ultrasound probe is applied to the chest or upper abdomen. TTE imaging can be more technically difficult to obtain because of intervening structures such as the chest wall, ribs, or lung. A review of the comprehensive TTE examination is beyond the scope of this chapter, but the basic views will be discussed.
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "Basics of Echocardiography - Transthoracic Image Acquisition." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728457/all/Specific_Considerations_with_Cardiac_Disease___Coronary_Anatomy.
Basics of Echocardiography - Transthoracic Image Acquisition. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728457/all/Specific_Considerations_with_Cardiac_Disease___Coronary_Anatomy. Accessed June 17, 2026.
Basics of Echocardiography - Transthoracic Image Acquisition. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728457/all/Specific_Considerations_with_Cardiac_Disease___Coronary_Anatomy
Basics of Echocardiography - Transthoracic Image Acquisition [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2026 June 17]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728457/all/Specific_Considerations_with_Cardiac_Disease___Coronary_Anatomy.
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