Diagnostic Ultrasound - Abdomen and Pelvis

Liver
Anatomy: Abdomen
LONGITUDINAL LIVER
Left portal vein
Middle hepatic vein
Heart
Left hepatic vein
Main portal vein
IVC
Middle hepatic vein
Left hepatic vein
IVC
IVC
A wave
S wave
D wave
(Top) Longitudinal grayscale ultrasound of the right lobe of the liver is shown, centered at the level of the IVC. (Middle) Longitudinal
color Doppler ultrasound of the liver is shown at the level of the IVC. (Bottom) Spectral tracing of the IVC shows a typical triphasic
waveform with A, S, and D waves representing reflection of cardiac motion in the IVC.
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