A limited (targeted) echo protocol.

"Once significant congenital defects have been ruled out, more focused studies can be performed"

PLAX

  • 2D
  • Color
  • M-Mode
    • LA
    • LV
  • RA/RV
    • 2D
    • Color
    • CW Doppler (TR)
  • RVOT
    • 2D
    • Color
    • CW Doppler (PI)

PSAX

  • Base
    • PV/MPA/Branches
      • 2D
      • Color
      • PW Doppler (PV)
      • CW Doppler (PI)
    • TV/IAS
      • 2D
      • Color
  • MV
    • 2D
    • Color
  • Mid
    • 2D
  • Apex
    • 2D

Apical

  • A4C
    • MV
      • 2D
      • Color
      • PW Doppler (MV Inflow)
    • LV
      • 2D
    • LVOT
      • 2D
      • Color
      • PW Doppler (AOV)
    • RV
      • 2D
      • Color
      • PW Doppler (TV Inflow)
      • CW Doppler (TR)
      • TAPSE
  • A2C
    • 2D
    • Color

Subcostal

  • DAO
    • 2D
    • Color
    • PW Doppler (DAO)
  • Coronal
    • IAS
      • 2D
      • Color
  • Sagittal
    • IAS/PFO
      • 2D
      • Color

Suprasternal

  • SAX
    • AO/RPA
      • 2D
      • Color
    • 1st BCA
      • 2D
      • Color
  • LAX
    • Arch
      • DAO
        • 2D
        • Color
        • PW Doppler (DAO)

LSB

  • LAX ("Ductus Cut")
    • 2D
    • Color
    • PW/CW Doppler
Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Practice Guidelines and Recommendations for Training
JASE October 2011