EchoTools

Welcome to the support and feedback page for EchoTools – a free iOS application intended for echocardiographers. This application unifies my interests in echocardiography, programming, and medical education. I started coding this app off-and-on when I was a fellow in 2018. Although I’m still learning how to program in Swift by trial-and-error, I’m using this opportunity to help consolidate point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) videos, cardiac anatomic metrics, valve lesion grading criteria, etc., into a single application using Apple’s latest Xcode and Swift elements.

Please leave me feedback, recommendations, and glitches you face in the comments section below! Keep in mind that I make no promises that any or all bugs will be addressed, nor do I guarantee the accuracy of the data in the app (although I try my VERY best). Furthermore, EchoTools should NOT be used as a substitute for a licensed echocardiographer’s final interpretation. If you’re interested in the references I used, check out the “About” tab from within the app.

Thank you for checking out my app! 🙂

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CONTRIBUTE

If you’d like to contribute an echo video clip to EchoTools with a teaching vignette, contact me for more information with the case! You’ll get full credit for the contribution. 🙂

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CHANGELOG

Version	Date	Notes
3.6	Oct 6, 2021	– Added: Carcinoid tricuspid valve, diaphragm M-mode POCUS, and abnormal bubble study videos – Updated: TAPSE and tricuspid regurgitation images
3.5	Sep 8, 2021	– Added: References section (with sections for equations and links) – Added: Separate sections for “About” – Author, Changelog, Contribute, Disclaimer & Terms, and References – Added: Images for PI jet and RA minor axis – Updated: Tab bar and social media iconsTBD
3.4	Jul 24, 2021	– Added: Initial dark mode framework – Added: IJ clot video
3.3	Jul 18, 2021	– Added: Tendyne, left atrial myxoma, and sinus of Valsalva fistula videos – Added: Diastolic flow reversal for AI – Updated: standardization of images
3.2	Jun 7, 2021	– Added: Systolic anterior motion (SAM), transseptal puncture, secundum ASD, bubble study, and LV/RV strain videos
3.1	May 5, 2021	– Added: 3D aortic valve, type A dissection, pericardial effusion/tamponade videos – Added: App Store review system – Updated: Attributed String implementation
3.0	Apr 5, 2021	– Added: Prosthetic Tricuspid Valves – Updated: Haptic touch links – Updated: UI tweaks
2.9	Apr 4, 2021	– Updated: 2D TEE descriptions
2.8	Mar 10, 2021	– Added: Lung B lines video – Added: Pulmonary vein profile for MR
2.7	Jan 11, 2021	– Added: Bladder POCUS video – Added: Femoral vascular video – Updated: Increased text sizes
2.6	Dec 4, 2020	– Added: Cardiac POCUS descriptions
2.5	Nov 3, 2020	– Added: Peripheral Nerve Block POCUS (EPS and supraclavicular blocks)
2.4	Sep 3, 2020	– Added: Mitral valve area, PISA, and pressure half-time for mitral stenosis – Added: 3D mitral valve with color flow video
2.3	Aug 31, 2020	– Added: Video section for POCUS – Added: Morison’s pouch video
2.2	Aug 27, 2020	– Updated: New EchoTools app icon and Videos tab icon – Updated: Added color to the tab bar
2.1	Aug 15, 2020	– Added: Videos of right atrial clot, wall motion abnormalities, and 3D mitral valve with Philips TrueVue rendering
2.0	Jul 13, 2020	– Updated: LV size/function criteria
1.9	Jul 6, 2020	– Added: MitraClip interventional procedure (with 3D video clip), pleural effusion, SVC syndrome, and TGA videos – Updated: references – Updated: app preview screenshots
1.8	Jun 29, 2020	– Updated: TEE/TTE video playback does not pause background music from other apps
1.7.x	Jun 18, 2020	– Added: WATCHMAN procedure – Updated: MR and TR severity images
1.6	May 28, 2020	– Added: LVAD inflow video
1.5	May 21, 2020	– Added: standard, 3D, interventional, and MCS sections to TEE videos – Added: cardiac and lung sections to TTE videos – Added: Trifecta, Epic, and Regent valves – Added: a splash screen! – Updated: separated TEE and TTE video clips
1.4	Mar 16, 2020	– Updated: video framework adjusted – Updated: standardized some layout elements
1.3	Nov 29, 2019	– Added: framework for TEE/TTE video clips
1.2	Nov 15, 2019	– Added: Edwards Intuity aortic valve – Added: Edwards Inspiris aortic valve
1.1	Sep 11, 2019	– Added: the UI now has some paint! – Updated: app preview images
1.0	May 27, 2019	– Out of beta! – Updated: adjusted framework to add images more easily in the future
0.9 beta	May 25, 2019	– Updated: streamlined all images for a smaller app size
0.8 beta	May 6, 2019	– Updated: app preview images
0.7 beta	Feb 13, 2019	– Added: TAVR valve section – Updated: aortic/mitral prosthetic valve images
0.6 beta	Feb 9, 2019	– Added: images and citations
0.5 beta	Feb 5, 2019	– Added: valve images and references
0.4 beta	Dec 23, 2018	– Updated: framework for images
0.3 beta	Sep 25, 2018	– Bug fixes
0.2 beta	Sep 17, 2018	– Updated: prosthetic aortic and mitral valve references
0.1 beta	Sep 10, 2018	– Approved by App Store. EchoTools is now live!
—	Sep 9, 2018	– Submitted to App Store