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Planes used for transthoracic examination of coronary arteries. Best results should be expected when views typed in bold are chosen |
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| LCA |
LM/proximal LAD |
Middle LAD |
Distal LAD |
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| mod. PSAX |
mod. PSAX |
AP3Ch |
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| mod. PLAX |
mod. PLAX |
mod AP5Ch |
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| mod AP5Ch |
mod A5PCh |
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| mod AP3Ch |
mod AP3Ch |
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| mod SubLAX |
mod SubLAX |
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| Cx |
Proximal Cx |
Middle Cx |
Distal Cx |
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| mod. PSAX |
mod. PSAX |
? |
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| mod. PLAX |
mod. PLAX |
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| mod AP5Ch |
mod AP5Ch |
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| RCA |
Proximal RCA |
Middle RCA |
Distal RCA (RPD)* |
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| mod. PSAX |
mod SubSAX |
mod. AP4Ch |
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| mod. PLAX |
mod AP2Ch |
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| mod AP5Ch |
mod SubLAX |
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Abbreviations used in the table: LCA – left coronary artery LM – left main coronary artery LAD – left anterior descending coronary artery Cx – left circumflex coronary artery RCA – right coronary artery RPD* – right posterior descending (usually a distal branch of the RCA, but may arise from the Cx when the left coronary artery is dominant) mod – modified PSAX – parasternal short axis view PSLAX – parasternal long axis view AP5Ch – apical 5-chamber view AP3Ch – apical 3-chamber view AP2Ch – apical 2-chamber view SubSAX – subcostal short axis view SubLAX – subcostal long axis view | |||
Krzanowski et al. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2003 1:16 doi:10.1186/1476-7120-1-16 |
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