Diagnostic Ultrasound - Abdomen and Pelvis

Kidneys
Anatomy: Abdomen
LEFT KIDNEY, ANTERIOR TO ANTEROLATERAL TRANSVERSE SCAN
Shadowing from rib
Spleen
Renal cortex
Renal medullary pyramid
Medullary pyramid
Renal vein
Vertebral body
Abdominal wall muscles
Bowel
Renal cortex
Left psoas muscle
(Top) Transverse grayscale ultrasound of the upper pole of the left kidney using the anterolateral approach. Note the proximity of the
kidney to the skin surface and the absence of intervening bowel loops. Adjacent spleen provides an imaging window; however, ribs cast
a shadow. (Middle) Transverse grayscale ultrasound of the mid pole of the left kidney using the posterolateral approach. (Bottom)
Transverse grayscale ultrasound of the lower pole of the left kidney using the posterolateral approach.
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