Anat & Phys

Cardiac Physiology for Radiologists

Right ventricular segmentation according to echocardiographic images. The RV in parasternal short-axis images recorded at three equivalent levels: apical, medial and basal, and the apical four-chamber view.

Right ventricular segments:

1 Posteroapical

2 Posteromedial

3 Posterobasal

4 Anteroapical

5 Anteromedial

6 Anterobasal

From a four-chamber view:

7 Four-chamber apical

8 Four-chamber medial

9 Four-chamber basal

The interventricular septum segments:

10 Apical septum

11 Medial septum

12 Basal septum

13 Four-chamber septum

Enhanced visualisation of the right ventricle by contrast echocardiography in congenital heart disease. A.E. van den Bosch , F.J. Meijboom , J.S. McGhie , J.W. Roos-Hesselink , F.J. Ten Cate , J.R.T.C. Roelandt. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging Mar 2004, 5 (2) 104-110