What is a parasternal view?
Parasternal short-axis view at the level of the mitral valve. Above the mitral valve, we can see the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT). The left ventricle is surrounded by the half-moon-shaped right ventricle, the portion of the myocardium between the LV and RV is known as the interventricular septum.
How do you get the parasternal long axis view?
The parasternal long axis (PLAX) view is obtained with the transducer in the parasternal window with the transducer index mark pointed toward the patient’s right shoulder (10 o’clock) in the third or fourth intercostal space.
What is the parasternal long axis view in echocardiogram?
Parasternal long axis view in echocardiogram – animated view Parasternal long axis (PLAX) view in echocardiogram – animated view: In this animated view from parasternal long axis, the focus is on the movement of the anterior mitral leaflet (AML).
What are the views of the parasternal short axis?
The parasternal short axis views are: 1 Pulmonary Artery Bifucation ( PAB) View 2 Aortic Valve Level ( AVL) View 3 Mitral Valve Level ( MVL) View 4 Papillary Muscle Level ( PML) View 5 Left Ventricular Apical ( LVA) View
What can be seen in the parasternal window?
This is position is often referred to as “home base” of the TTE examination and is a good place to return to if one loses image orientation. The parasternal window allows for excellent imaging of anterior cardiac structures, such as the tricuspid valve, the right ventricle, the pulmonic valve and right ventricular outflow tract.
Which is the left parasternal view in Plax?
From the left parasternal position, the parasternal long-axis (PLAX) views, the right ventricle (RV) inflow and outflow views, and parasternal short-axis ( PSAX) views are obtained. Unless stated otherwise, parasternal views refer to the left parasternal position.
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