‹ Parasternal short axis papillary muscle view

Diagram demonstrating the transducer position in parasternal short axis two-dimensional echocardiogram at the level of the papillary muscles.

Diagram demonstrating the tomographic section in parasternal short axis two-dimensional echocardiogram at the level of the papillary muscles.

Anatomical specimen cut along the corresponding echocardiographic short axis view at the papillary muscle level. The tomographic plane runs perpendicularly to the long-axis of the heart at the distal third of the heart.

Transthoracic parasternal short axis view (papillary muscle level).

Transthoracic parasternal short axis view (papillary muscle level) in a patient with parachute mitral valve. Please note the single papillar muscle.

Transoesophageal transthoracic short axis view (papillary muscle level).

Short axis view of the papillary muscle level using MRI.

Short axis view of the papillary muscle level using MRI.

• LV = Left ventricle
• PAP = Papillary muscle
• RV = Right ventricle

Illustration of the parasternal short axis at the mitral valve level.