- 4th intercostal space (ICS) midway between point of shoulder (POS) and
point of elbow (POE)
- Scan plane marker dorsal and slightly cranial (1 o'clock position)
- Right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) view
-Angle transducer towards the left 3rd ICS for right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT)
Should image the right atrium (RA),
tricuspid valve (TV), right ventricle (RV), pulmonic valve (PV), and pulmonary artery (PA)
- Left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) view
-Angle transducer straight across the thorax towards the left 4th ICS for left
ventricular outflow tract (LVOT)
Should image the right atrium (RA), tricuspid valve (TV),
right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (IVS), left ventricular outflow tract
(LVOT), aortic valve (AV), aortic root (AR), and left atrium (LA)
- 4 chamber view
-Angle transducer caudally towards the left 5th ICS.
Should image the right atrium (RA), tricuspid valve (TV),
right ventricle (RV), interventricular septum (IVS), left ventricle (LV), mitral valve
(MV), and left atrium (LA).
Click here to see a diagram.
Copyright © 1999 University of
Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Virginia Reef
Student: Jeff Horst V'02
Date this page was last updated: September 14, 1999 |
