To obtain an image in the parasternal long-axis view, set the field depth between 12 cm and 20 cm and place the probe over the left third or fourth intercostal space, adjacent to the sternum.

Diagnosis of mitral valve prolapse on echocardiography is done by examing the parasternal long-axis view. If the valve leaflets pass the plane of the annulus, then prolapse is present.

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Here is a parasternal long axis of the left ventricle and the right ventricular outflow tract. You can see the left atrium there very nicely. You can see the aortic valve opening and closing.