Trans-oesophageal Echocardiography (TOE) is being increasingly used inside the
operating room. The anesthesiologist is expected to not only perform the TOE
examination but understand and interpret the images. Although TOE provides
crisp, clean and detailed images, it is not easy to interpret them, especially
for the anesthesiologist who is not used to echocardiography. Well defined
training for and experience with the technique is necessary. This atlas will go
a long way in fulfilling this objective. This atlas contains clearly presented
illustrations of the normal as well as the commonly encountered abnormal images,
with an emphasis on their quality and concise explanations. These images relate
to all valvular and