title: Transesophageal transducer technology: an overview.
abstract: Early developments and basic principles in the field of Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) probe technology are summarized. Mechanical and electronical sector scanners are compared, and several probe characteristics and image parameters are discussed. A short review of recent developments in TEE is given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Thoraxcentre, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Djoa
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Lancée
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: De Jong
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Linker
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bom
mesh_terms: D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D014159:Transducers