Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) - Aortic valve 40-C-PR-37

This diagram shows typical procedures for evaluating the aortic valve using transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). The 5 most important views are demonstrated on top. Particularly important here is dei vena contracta, the pressure half time, the planimetric assessment and the pressure gradient over the valve, using the simplified bernoulli equation.