Useful Links & Resources

Online Resources

• American Society of Echocardiography Guidelines
• National Board of Echocardiography    Information re exam dates, requirements and application process
• European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
• Toronto General Hospital Virtual TEE
• PTE masters      Prof Tom Birch’s online lectures for the ASE Exams – requires paid subscription.

Textbooks

• Practical Perioperative Transoesophageal Echocardiography  – David Sidebotham
  • Succinct, well-written and practical textbook from New Zealand author
• Peri-operative Two-dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Practical Handbook – Annette Vegas
• Real-Time Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography: A step-by-step guide – Annette Vegas
• Comprehensive Textbook of Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography – Savage, Aronson & Shernan
  • Extremely detailed reference book covering all topics, from US authors.
• Understanding Ultrasound Physics – Edelman
  • Excellent, simple, exam focussed physics text. The required level of depth.