PSAX
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Imaging plane orthogonal to the PLAX LV by rotating the probe 900
clockwise at the level of the AV or PA BIF or MV or Papillary or apex
-The image below of at the PA BIF
This view aligns the TV and PV parallel to the sound beam for good
Doppler imaging (not so for AV & MV)
Subcostal Imaging
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, 4 chamber
IVC long axis
Descending aorta long axis
Parasternal Long Axis Imaging
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Imaging plane or sound beam is oriented parallel to the long axis of the LV
or RVIT, or RVOT. The example below is of the LV.
Very important to note: major structures are imaged perpendicular to the
sound beam
Advantage of PLAX
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is that the sound beam is oriented parallel to the long axis of the LV
Short Axis Plane
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Imaging plane orthogonal to the PLAX LV by rotating the probe 900
clockwise at the level of the AV or PA BIF or MV or Papillary or apex
-The image below of at the PA BIF
This view aligns the TV and PV parallel to the sound beam for good
Doppler imaging (not so for AV & MV)
Subcostal Imaging
Give this one a try later!
, 4 chamber
IVC long axis
Descending aorta long axis
Parasternal Long Axis Imaging
Give this one a try later!
Imaging plane or sound beam is oriented parallel to the long axis of the LV
or RVIT, or RVOT. The example below is of the LV.
Very important to note: major structures are imaged perpendicular to the
sound beam
Advantage of PLAX
Give this one a try later!
is that the sound beam is oriented parallel to the long axis of the LV
Short Axis Plane
Give this one a try later!
