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==Parasternal Imaging Planes== | ==Parasternal Imaging Planes== | ||
The left parasternal imaging planes are found by placing the transducer in the third or fourth intercostal space on the left of the sternum. There are four standard imaging planes: parasternal long axis (PSLAX) and three parasternal short axis planes (SAX). | The left parasternal imaging planes are found by placing the transducer in the third or fourth intercostal space on the left of the sternum. There are four standard imaging planes: | ||
*parasternal long axis (PSLAX) and | |||
*three parasternal short axis planes (SAX). | |||
===Left parasternal long axis=== | ===Left parasternal long axis=== | ||
[[Image:Example.jpg|thumb|Image showing the left parasternal long axis transection of the heart by the ultrasound waves]] | [[Image:Example.jpg|thumb|Image showing the left parasternal long axis transection (PSLAX) of the heart by the ultrasound waves]] | ||
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===Left parasternal short axis=== | ===Left parasternal short axis=== | ||
[[Image:Heart_normal_short_axis_echo.png|thumb|Image showing the left parasternal short axis transection of the heart and the different structures]] | [[Image:Heart_normal_short_axis_echo.png|thumb|Image showing the left parasternal short axis transection (SAX) of the heart and the different structures]] | ||
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