Ultrasound Anatomy

Renal Cortex Ultrasound Anatomy

Renal cortex ultrasound image

Renal cortex ultrasound anatomy is presented here as a labeled cross-sectional atlas. Every view pairs a color-coded anatomy diagram with the matching real ultrasound image, so you can learn the expected shape and position of the renal cortex and then recognise it on a real scan.

In the atlas legend the renal cortex belongs to the kidneys group and is shown in a consistent colour wherever it appears. The small body marker on each card shows where the transducer sits for that view, which makes it easier to reproduce the image at the bedside.

Renal cortex appears in 2 labeled views in this atlas. Each card below shows the anatomy diagram, the real ultrasound image and the probe position for that scan. Coloured dots list every structure labeled in the view, with renal cortex highlighted.

2Scan views

Renal cortex across the atlas

Probe position, Medullary pyramids

Medullary pyramids

Kidneys / Details of the Kidneys

AnatomyRenal cortex anatomy diagram, Medullary pyramids
UltrasoundRenal cortex ultrasound image, Medullary pyramids
20Right lobe of liver60Right kidney62Renal cortex63Renal columns64Pyramids65Renal pelvis95Psoas muscle
Probe position, Collecting system

Collecting system

Kidneys / Details of the Kidneys

AnatomyRenal cortex anatomy diagram, Collecting system
UltrasoundRenal cortex ultrasound image, Collecting system
20Right lobe of liver62Renal cortex64Pyramids65Renal pelvis78Right colic flexure94Artifact95Psoas muscle

Anatomy diagrams, ultrasound images and probe positions are part of the Ultrasound Anatomy atlas. Colours follow the atlas legend, grouping vessels, organs and other structures by type.

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