Freak with a Q
5 MHz
PSLAX notch is facing this way.
Most anterior chamber in PLAX
RV
The golden number for LVOT measurement
2 cm
Position of patient for PLAX
Left Lateral Decubitus
This is the Adult TTE frequency range.
2-5 MHz
PSAX TD faces this way.
90 degrees from PLAX - toward left shoulder
AV cusps seen in PLAX.
The golden measurement for Sinus of Valsalva
3 cm
Patient position for subcostal view
5-12 MHz
slide
The three valves seen in PSAX.
AV, TV, PV
Female IVS wall thickness numbers
0.6 cm - 0.9 cm
peak systole
This is lower with higher frequency transducer.
depth penetration
Rotate
Area where the aortic root meets the ascending aorta.
Sinotubal Junction
Measurement of how much blood is pumped out of the LV chamber per contraction of heartbeat.
LVEF - Left ventricular ejection fraction
HPRF is a form of this spectral doppler.
PW
Neonates are typically scanned with this frequency transducer.
7 MHz
Sunken Sternum
Pectus Excavatum
When the leaflets of the mitral valve bulge into the LA.
MVP - Mitral Valve Prolapse
Three PLAX measurements of the Ao areas in diastole
Sinus of Valsalva, Sinotubal Junction, Ascending Ao
Depth for PLAX first image
20-22 cm