Parasternal short axis view in the papillary plane

Figure 1: Heart structures that can be observed using the parasternal short axis view on the papillary plane. A, B - cross section; C - detail; D - ultrasound. SAX - parasternal short axis; LAX - parasternal long axis; RV - right ventricle; LV - left ventricle; PPM - posteromedial papillary muscle; APM - anterolateral papillary muscle.

With the parasternal short axis view in the papillary plane, the following structures can be visualized:

• left and right ventricles.

With this projection, you can assess:

• size of the right ventricle in relation to the left ventricle,

• left ventricular size and systolic function, as well as regional wall motion abnormalities,

• left ventricular wall thickness.