Subcostal IVC long axis echo view

Probe position and acquisition guidance for this echocardiographic view.

Created by Mohammed Kamareddine, MD · Sources & educational scope

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Probe position

Just right of midline, immediately inferior to the xiphoid

Acquire the view

From subcostal four chamber, rotate counterclockwise to a sagittal plane and aim through the liver toward the RA.

Optimize the image

Show several centimeters of IVC entering the RA and include a full respiratory cycle.

Practice in EchoSuite

The interactive lab pairs the probe and mannequin with the corresponding clinical reference cine. Enter Practice to move the probe and follow the view’s acquisition coaching.

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Source

This is the same acquisition wording used in EchoSuite’s Probe Lab. Mitchell C, Rahko PS, Blauwet LA, et al. Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transthoracic Echocardiographic Examination in Adults. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2019;32(1):1–64.

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Original EchoSuite teaching overlays and software © Mohammed Kamareddine, MD. Source anatomy and clinical media retain their listed rights and licences.

Acquisition guidance retains the app’s source wording: Mitchell C, Rahko PS, Blauwet LA, et al. Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transthoracic Echocardiographic Examination in Adults. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2019;32(1):1–64. Primary reference.

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