Fig. 4.
Examples of the scoring system illustrating high and low scoring images by three independent evaluators. Three independent evaluators could give each image a maximum score of 10 points (2 points for each criterion listed). The scores for each criterion were averaged and then added to obtain a total average score. (A) A still image from a video clip of the midesophageal ascending aorta short-axis view obtained by a resident participant. This image received a total average score of 10. (B) A still image from a video clip of the midesophageal ascending aorta short-axis view obtained by a resident participant. This image received a total average score of 2.33. Asc Ao = ascending aorta; ME-Asc Ao SAX = midesophageal ascending aorta short-axis view; PA = pulmonary artery; SVC = superior vena cava.