Table 2.

Four views of the focused TEE protocol

View	Location	Transducer controls	Structures of interest	TTE equivalent	Questions answered
Mid-esophageal four-chamber view	Mid-esophagus	0°, neutral flexion	All chambers, valves, and pericardium	Apical four-chamber	Left and right ventricular function, mitral/tricuspid valve lesions, pericardial effusion
Mid-esophageal long axis with and without color	Mid-esophagus	110–120°, neutral flexion	Left ventricle, mitral valve, aortic valve, pericardium, left atrium	Parasternal long axis with and without color	Left ventricular function, catastrophic mitral/aortic valve lesion, pericardial effusion
Transgastric short axis	Mid-stomach	0°, anteflexed	Left ventricle	Parasternal short axis	Left ventricular function, pericardial effusion
Bicaval view with M-mode	Mid-esophagus	90–100°, neutral flexion	Superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, right atrium	Subcostal IVC	Hypovolemia/volume responsiveness, procedural guidance