biplane transoesophageal echocardiography

biplane transoesophageal echocardiography

A type of transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) in which there are 2—longitudinal and transverse—imaging planes, which allows real-time detection of residual cardiac lesions during the perioperative management of patients with congenital heart disease.

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