Portal Vein Ultrasound Anatomy

Portal vein 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 portal vein and then recognise it on a real scan.
In the atlas legend the portal vein belongs to the veins 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.
Portal vein across the atlas
Celiac trunk
Vessels / Aorta and Vena Cava in Suprarenal Transverse Sections, Including the Renal Vessels · Transverse plane


Celiac trunk
Vessels / Aorta and Vena Cava in Suprarenal Transverse Sections, Including the Renal Vessels · Transverse plane


Hepatic artery
Vessels / Aorta and Vena Cava in Suprarenal Transverse Sections, Including the Renal Vessels · Transverse plane


Splenic artery
Vessels / Aorta and Vena Cava in Suprarenal Transverse Sections, Including the Renal Vessels · Transverse plane


Superior mesenteric artery
Vessels / Aorta and Vena Cava in Suprarenal Transverse Sections, Including the Renal Vessels · Transverse plane


Hepatic artery and portal vein
Vessels / Hepatic Artery in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Right renal artery and left renal vein
Vessels / Renal Artery and Vein in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Vena cava and right renal artery
Vessels / Renal Artery and Vein in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Right renal artery and right renal vein
Vessels / Renal Artery and Vein in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Vena cava
Vessels / Left Renal Artery and Vein in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Portal vein, vena cava, right renal artery
Vessels / Vessels of the Porta Hepatis in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Portal vein, vena cava, right renal artery, and bile duct
Vessels / Vessels of the Porta Hepatis in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Portal vein, vena cava, and bile duct
Vessels / Vessels of the Porta Hepatis in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Portal vein and hepatic artery
Vessels / Vessels of the Porta Hepatis in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Hepatic artery, portal vein, vena cava
Vessels / Vessels of the Porta Hepatis in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Hepatic artery, bile duct, portal vein
Vessels / Vessels of the Porta Hepatis in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Left lobe of liver, ligamentum teres, boundary between lateral and medial segments, caudate lobe
Liver / Liver in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Left hepatic vein, ligamentum teres, boundary between lateral and medial segments, caudate lobe
Liver / Liver in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Left hepatic vein, ligamentum teres, boundary between lateral and medial segments, caudate lobe
Liver / Liver in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Left hepatic vein, ligamentum teres, boundary between lateral and medial segments, caudate lobe
Liver / Liver in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Medial segment, subsegment IV, quadrate lobe
Liver / Liver in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Gallbladder, portal vein, vena cava, boundary between medial and anterior segments
Liver / Liver in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Middle hepatic vein, boundary between medial and anterior segments
Liver / Liver in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Anterior segment, subsegments VIII and V
Liver / Liver in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Posterior segment, subsegments VII and VI
Liver / Liver in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Left lobe of liver, lateral segment, caudate lobe
Liver / Left Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Left lobe of liver, lateral segment, caudate lobe
Liver / Left Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Left lobe of liver, lateral segment, left portal vein branch
Liver / Left Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Left lobe of liver, lateral segment, ligamentum teres
Liver / Left Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Medial and anterior hepatic segments, left portal vein branch, caudate lobe
Liver / Central Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Medial and anterior hepatic segments, left portal vein branch, caudate lobe
Liver / Central Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Medial and anterior hepatic segments, left portal vein branch, caudate lobe
Liver / Central Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Medial and anterior hepatic segments, bifurcation of portal vein
Liver / Central Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Medial and anterior hepatic segments, bifurcation of portal vein
Liver / Central Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Medial and anterior hepatic segments, right portal vein branch
Liver / Central Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Medial and anterior hepatic segments, right and left portal vein branches
Liver / Central Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Medial and anterior hepatic segments, right and left portal vein branches
Liver / Central Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Medial and anterior hepatic segments, quadrate lobe, ligamentum teres, gallbladder
Liver / Central Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Posterior segment, cranial subsegment
Liver / Right Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Right portal vein branch, ligamentum venosum
Gallbladder / Gallbladder in Upper Abdominal Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Gallbladder neck
Gallbladder / Gallbladder in Upper Abdominal Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Junction of neck and body of gallbladder
Gallbladder / Gallbladder in Upper Abdominal Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Vena cava, duodenum, bifurcation of portal vein
Gallbladder / Gallbladder in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Right portal vein branch, duodenum, gallbladder body
Gallbladder / Gallbladder in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Right portal vein branch, body and neck of gallbladder
Gallbladder / Gallbladder in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Body and fundus of gallbladder, kidney
Gallbladder / Gallbladder in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Regions of the gallbladder, spiral folds
Gallbladder / Details of the Gallbladder


Duodenum lateral to head of pancreas
Pancreas / Pancreas in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Head of pancreas, bile duct
Pancreas / Pancreas in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Head of pancreas, bile duct
Pancreas / Pancreas in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Head of pancreas, hilar vessels, vena cava
Pancreas / Pancreas in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Head of pancreas, superior mesenteric vein, uncinate process
Pancreas / Pancreas in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane


Scan cranial to body of pancreas, celiac trunk
Pancreas / Body of the Pancreas in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Body of pancreas, splenic vein
Pancreas / Body of the Pancreas in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane


Layers of adrenal gland
Adrenal Glands / Details of the Adrenal Glands


Cardia, body of stomach, aorta, liver
Stomach / Upper Abdominal Transverse Scans of the Gastric Cardia from Above Downward · Transverse plane


Pylorus, pancreas, liver
Stomach / Upper Abdominal Longitudinal Scans of the Stomach from Left to Right · Longitudinal plane


Duodenal bulb, liver, vena cava
Stomach / Upper Abdominal Longitudinal Scans of the Stomach from Left to Right · Longitudinal plane


Duodenum, gallbladder, vena cava
Stomach / Upper Abdominal Longitudinal Scans of the Stomach from Left to Right · Longitudinal plane


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.