Comparison of Expert and Novice Performance of a Simulated Transesophageal Echocardiography Examination

Abstract

A simulated transesophageal examination of normal cardiac anatomy in concert with a standardized assessment tool permits ample discrimination between expert and novice echocardiographers as defined for this investigation. Future research will examine in detail the role echocardiography simulators should play during echocardiography training including assessment of training level.