Posterior Segment Ultrasound Anatomy

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Posterior segment 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 posterior segment and then recognise it on a real scan.

In the atlas legend the posterior segment belongs to the liver 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.

Posterior segment appears in 8 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 posterior segment highlighted.

8Scan views

Posterior segment across the atlas

Right hepatic vein, boundary between anterior and posterior segments

Liver / Liver in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane

Posterior segment ultrasound image, Right hepatic vein, boundary between anterior and posterior segments

29Posterior segment96Diaphragm

Posterior segment, subsegments VII and VI

Liver / Liver in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane

Posterior segment ultrasound image, Posterior segment, subsegments VII and VI

17Portal vein29Posterior segment60Right kidney65Renal pelvis

Left lobe of liver, lateral segment, heart

Liver / Left Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane

Posterior segment ultrasound image, Left lobe of liver, lateral segment, heart

10Vena cava11Left hepatic vein12Middle hepatic vein13Right hepatic vein23Caudate lobe25Ligamentum venosum26Lateral segment27Medial segment28Anterior segment29Posterior segment71Fundus of stomach96Diaphragm

Inferior border of liver, kidney, gallbladder, ligamentum teres

Liver / Central Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane

Posterior segment ultrasound image, Inferior border of liver, kidney, gallbladder, ligamentum teres

10Vena cava11Left hepatic vein12Middle hepatic vein13Right hepatic vein28Anterior segment29Posterior segment96Diaphragm

Posterior segment, cranial subsegment

Liver / Right Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane

Posterior segment ultrasound image, Posterior segment, cranial subsegment

10Vena cava17Portal vein20Right lobe of liver29Posterior segment77Small bowel96Diaphragm

Posterior segment, portal vein

Liver / Right Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane

Posterior segment ultrasound image, Posterior segment, portal vein

10Vena cava14Right renal vein29Posterior segment60Right kidney77Small bowel

Posterior segment, caudal subsegment, kidney

Liver / Right Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane

Posterior segment ultrasound image, Posterior segment, caudal subsegment, kidney

8Right renal artery10Vena cava29Posterior segment60Right kidney77Small bowel

Posterior segment, inferior border

Liver / Right Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane

Posterior segment ultrasound image, Posterior segment, inferior border

8Right renal artery10Vena cava29Posterior segment60Right kidney77Small bowel

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.