Medscape

ICE-CHIP: Intracardiac Echo and TEE Comparable at Predicting Thromboembolic Risk at Cardioversion

May 15, 2007 (Denver, CO) - Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) is about as effective as transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) at assessing thromboembolic risk prior to cardioversion in patients with ...
Medical Xpress

Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures: News and Research on Echocardiography, Transesophageal

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) has published a comprehensive roadmap that details the use of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) to guide structural heart disease ...
TCTMD

Ceiling-Suspended Shields Decrease Radiation Risk for TEE Operators During Structural Heart Procedures

During structural heart procedures, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) operators are exposed to a dose of radiation that is comparable to that of the primary operator, but the installation of a ...
MD&M East

Taking the Guess Work out of TEE Procedures

A start-up company is hoping to take the guess work out of transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) procedures. Visura Technologies said it has developed TEE Camera Assist Device (TEECAD) System, a single ...
Medscape

ICE-CHIP: Intracardiac echo and TEE comparable at predicting thromboembolic risk at cardioversion

TEE is commonly used to detect or rule out potentially embolic intra-atrial thrombus or to spontaneous echo contrast (SEC), a sign that suggests impending thrombus, in patients with atrial ...