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Transesophageal Echocardiography in Pediatrics: Technique and Limitations
Author(s) -
ROBERSON DAVID A.,
MUHIUDEEN ISOBEL A.,
SILVERMAN NORMAN H.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1990.tb00423.x
Subject(s) - medicine , precordial examination , radiology , cardiology , electrocardiography
This review summarizes our experience with transesophageal echocardiography in 92 pediatric patients in order to delineate the capabilities and limitations of this new technique. Transesophageal echocardiography was found to be a valuable clinical tool in intraoperative analysis and in the small subpopulation of pediatric patients with limited precordial echocardiography. Further refinements in transducer design are required to allow complete analysis of congenital cardiac anomalies.