Aortic valve plane

About this task

Use these steps to acquire images of the aortic valve.

From a short axis view, prescribe (yellow line indicates graphic location) and acquire a 4-chamber view.

Figure 1. Prescribe 4-chamber view
From the 4-chamber view, prescribe (red line indicates graphic location) and acquire a short axis view.

Figure 2. Prescribe short axis view
From the short axis view, prescribe (red line indicates graphic location) and acquire a basal short axis view.

Figure 3. Prescribe a basal short axis view
From the basal short axis view, prescribe (orange line indicates graphic location) and acquire a left ventricular outflow tract view.

Figure 4. Prescribe left ventricular outflow tract
From the left ventricular outflow tract view, prescribe (red line indicates graphic location) and acquire aortic valve view.

Figure 5. Prescribe aortic valve
View resulting aortic valve image.

Figure 6. In this example, 3 = aortic valve, 1 = open, 2 = closed.