Information About Radiology
Category Echocardiography View Term Parasternal Short Axis View Definition of Parasternal Short Axis View Cross Sectional TTE View At Multiple Levels For Regional Wall Motion Notes About Parasternal Short Axis View Includes Papillary Muscle And Apex Levels
Category Echocardiography View Term Subxiphoid Cardiac View Definition of Subxiphoid Cardiac View Subcostal Window Visualizing Heart For Pericardial Effusion And Global Function Notes About Subxiphoid Cardiac View Useful When Transthoracic Windows Are Poor
Category Echocardiography View Term Apical Four Chamber View Definition of Apical Four Chamber View View From Apex Showing Both Atria And Ventricles For Function And Valves Notes About Apical Four Chamber View Used For EF Estimation And Doppler Across Mitral/Tricuspid
Category Echocardiography View Term Parasternal Long Axis View Definition of Parasternal Long Axis View Standard TTE View Showing LV, LA, Aortic Root, And Mitral Valve Notes About Parasternal Long Axis View Used For Chamber Size And Valve Assessment
Category Echocardiography View Term Subcostal IVC View Definition of Subcostal IVC View Subxiphoid Window To Visualize Inferior Vena Cava And Hepatic Veins Notes About Subcostal IVC View Used For Volume Status And Right Heart Assessment
Category Echocardiography View Term Apical Two Chamber View Definition of Apical Two Chamber View View Showing Left Ventricle And Left Atrium For Wall Motion And Volume Assessment Notes About Apical Two Chamber View Complements Apical Four Chamber For Simpson Method