NoModel sectionUS viewDescription
1

ME 5 Chamber View

Transducer Angle: 010°
Level: Mid-esophageal
2


ME 4 Chamber View

Transducer Angle: 0–10°
Level: Mid-esophageal
Advance ± retroflex
3


ME Mitral Commissural View

Transducer Angle: 50–70°
Level: Mid-esophageal
4

ME 2 Chamber View

Transducer Angle: 80–100°
Level: Mid-esophageal
5

ME Long Axis View

Transducer Angle: 120–140°
Level: Mid-esophageal
6

ME AV LAX View

Transducer Angle: 120–140°
Level: Mid-esophageal
Withdraw ± anteflex
7

ME Ascending Aorta LAX View

Transducer Angle: 90–110°
Level: Upper-esophageal
Withdraw
8

ME Ascending Aorta SAX View

Transducer Angle: 0–30°
Level: Upper-esophageal
Clockwise
9

ME Right Pulmonary Vein View

Transducer Angle: 0–30°
Level: Upper-esophageal
Clockwise, advance
10

ME AV SAX View

Transducer Angle: 25–45°
Level: Mid-esophageal
Counterclockwise, advance, anteflex
11

ME RV Inflow-Outflow View

Transducer Angle: 50–70°
Level: Mid-esophageal
Clockwise, advance
12
ME Modified Bicaval TV View

ME Modified Bicaval TV TEE View
ME Modified Bicaval TV View

Transducer Angle: 50–70°
Level: Mid-esophageal
Clockwise
13
ME Bicaval View

ME Bicaval TEE View
ME Bicaval View

Transducer Angle: 90–110°
Level: Mid-esophageal
Clockwise
14A
UE Right and Left Pulmonary Veins View

UE Right and Left Pulmonary Veins TEE View
UE Right Pulmonary Veins View

Transducer Angle: 90–110°
Level: Upper-esophageal
Withdraw, clockwise for the right veins
14B
UE Left Pulmonary Veins View

UE Left Pulmonary Veins TEE View
UE Left Pulmonary Veins View

Transducer Angle: 90–110°
Level: Upper-esophageal
Withdraw, Counterclockwise for the left veins
15
ME Left Atrial Appendage View

ME Left Atrial Appendage TEE View
ME Left Atrial Appendage View

Transducer Angle: 90–110°
Level: Mid-esophageal
Advance
16
TG Basal Sax View

TG Basal Sax TEE View
TG Basal Sax View

Transducer Angle: 0–20°
Level: Transgastric
Advance ± anteflex
17
TG Mid Papillary SAX View

TG Mid Papillary SAX TEE View
TG Mid Papillary SAX View

Transducer Angle: 0–20°
Level: Transgastric
Advance ± anteflex
18
TG Apical SAX View

TG Apical SAX TEE View
TG Apical SAX View

Transducer Angle: 0–20°
Level: Transgastric
Advance ± anteflex
19
TG RV Basal View

TG RV Basal TEE View
TG RV Basal View

Transducer Angle: 0–20°
Level: Transgastric
Anteflex
20
TG RV Inflow-Outflow View

TG RV Inflow-Outflow TEE View
TG RV Inflow-Outflow View

Transducer Angle: 0–20°
Level: Transgastric
Right-flex
21
Deep TG 5 Chamber View

Deep TG 5 Chamber TEE View
Deep TG 5 Chamber View

Transducer Angle: 90–110°
Level: Transgastric
Left-flex, advance, anteflex
22
TG 2 Chamber View

TG 2 Chamber TEE View
TG 2 Chamber View

Transducer Angle: 90–110°
Level: Transgastric
Neutral flexion, withdraw
23
TG RV Inflow View

TG RV Inflow TEE View
TG RV Inflow View

Transducer Angle: 90–110°
Level: Transgastric
Clockwise
24
TG LAX View

TG LAX TEE View
TG LAX View

Transducer Angle: 120–140°
Level: Mid-esophageal
Counterclockwise
25
Descending Aorta SAX View

Descending Aorta SAX TEE View
Descending Aorta SAX View

Transducer Angle: 010°
Level: Mid-esophageal
Neutral flexion
26
Descending Aorta LAX View

Descending Aorta LAX TEE View
Descending Aorta LAX View

Transducer Angle: 90–110°
Level: Mid-esophageal
Neutral flexion
27
UE Aortic Arch LAX View

UE Aortic Arch LAX TEE View
UE Aortic Arch LAX View

Transducer Angle: 010°
Level: Upper esophageal
Withdraw
28
UE Aortic Arch SAX View

UE Aortic Arch SAX TEE View
UE Aortic Arch SAX View

Transducer Angle: 70–90°
Level: Mid-esophageal

Adopted from: Rebecca T. Hahn, MD, FASE, Chair, Theodore Abraham, MD, FASE, Mark S. Adams, RDCS, FASE, Charles J. Bruce, MD, FASE, Kathryn E. Glas, MD, MBA, FASE, Roberto M. Lang, MD, FASE, Scott T. Reeves, MD, MBA, FASE, Jack S. Shanewise, MD, FASE, Samuel C. Siu, MD, FASE, William Stewart, MD, FASE, and Michael H. Picard, MD, FASE, “Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transesophageal Echocardiographic Examination: Recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists“. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2013;26:921–965

All the projection images were taken using MrTEEmothy® simulator.