Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a valuable tool for understanding cardiac anatomy and physiology. It has an advantage as a real-time dynamic monitoring tool to assess cardiac function. Due to its better spatial resolution, the cardiac structures are well delineated. It is preferred over transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for better visualization of the posterior cardiac structures and more so in suboptimal acoustic TTE windows. The clinical utility of TEE in diagnosing and guiding therapeutic interventions in both cardiac surgical and critically ill patients has been widely reported. The knowledge of acquiring comprehensive TEE views ensures that the clinician does not miss out on any vital information. It also ensures that all the views have been acquired systematically in a limited time frame.
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