Mitral valve

About this task

Use these steps to acquire images of the mitral valve.

From the 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 (green line indicates graphic location) and acquire a 2-chamber view.

Figure 2. Prescribe 2-chamber view
From the left 2-chamber view, prescribe (green line indicates graphic location) and acquire a mitral valve view.

Figure 3. Prescribe mitral valve view
View the resulting mitral valve image.

Figure 4. In this example, 3 = mitral valve, 1 = open, 2 = closed.