Psoas Muscle Ultrasound Anatomy
Psoas muscle 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 psoas muscle and then recognise it on a real scan.
In the atlas legend the psoas muscle belongs to the general structures 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.
Psoas muscle across the atlas
Left iliac vessels
Vessels / Aorta and Vena Cava in Infrarenal Transverse Sections · Transverse plane
Left iliac vessels
Vessels / Aorta and Vena Cava in Infrarenal Transverse Sections · Transverse plane
Opening of renal vein
Vessels / Right Renal Artery and Vein in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane
Renal vein
Vessels / Right Renal Artery and Vein in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane
Renal vein at hilum, renal artery
Vessels / Right Renal Artery and Vein in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane
Renal artery
Vessels / Right Renal Artery and Vein in Transverse Sections · Transverse 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
Kidney, renal vein, liver
Kidneys / Longitudinal Flank Scans of the Right Kidney from Posterior to Anterior · Longitudinal plane
Kidney, liver, psoas muscle, quadratus lumborum muscle
Kidneys / Transverse Flank Scans of the Right Kidney from Above Downward · Transverse plane
Kidney, liver, psoas muscle, quadratus lumborum muscle
Kidneys / Transverse Flank Scans of the Right Kidney from Above Downward · Transverse plane
Kidney, renal vein, colon
Kidneys / Upper Abdominal Longitudinal Scans of the Right Kidney from Right to Left · Longitudinal plane
Kidney, spleen, psoas muscle
Kidneys / Longitudinal Flank Scans of the Left Kidney from Posterior to Anterior · Longitudinal plane
Kidney, spleen, psoas muscle
Kidneys / Longitudinal Flank Scans of the Left Kidney from Posterior to Anterior · Longitudinal plane
Kidney, spleen, bowel
Kidneys / Transverse Flank Scans of the Left Kidney from Above Downward · Transverse plane
Kidney, spleen, psoas muscle
Kidneys / Transverse Flank Scans of the Left Kidney from Above Downward · Transverse plane
Medullary pyramids
Kidneys / Details of the Kidneys
Collecting system
Kidneys / Details of the Kidneys
Kidney, liver
Adrenal Glands / Upper Abdominal Longitudinal Scans of the Right Adrenal Gland from Right to Left · Longitudinal plane
Kidney, liver
Adrenal Glands / Upper Abdominal Longitudinal Scans of the Right Adrenal Gland from Right to Left · 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.
