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Right Hepatic Vein Ultrasound Anatomy

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Right hepatic vein ultrasound image

Right hepatic 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 right hepatic vein and then recognise it on a real scan.

In the atlas legend the right hepatic 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.

Right hepatic vein appears in 9 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 right hepatic vein highlighted.

9Scan views

Right hepatic vein across the atlas

Probe position, Anterior segment, subsegments VIII and V

Anterior segment, subsegments VIII and V

Liver / Liver in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane

Right hepatic vein anatomy diagram, Anterior segment, subsegments VIII and V

Right hepatic vein ultrasound image, Anterior segment, subsegments VIII and V

12Middle hepatic vein13Right hepatic vein17Portal vein96Diaphragm

Probe position, Left lobe of liver, lateral segment, heart

Left lobe of liver, lateral segment, heart

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

Right hepatic vein anatomy diagram, Left lobe of liver, lateral segment, heart

Right hepatic vein 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

Probe position, Medial and anterior hepatic segments, opening of hepatic veins

Medial and anterior hepatic segments, opening of hepatic veins

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

Right hepatic vein anatomy diagram, Medial and anterior hepatic segments, opening of hepatic veins

Right hepatic vein ultrasound image, Medial and anterior hepatic segments, opening of hepatic veins

10Vena cava11Left hepatic vein12Middle hepatic vein13Right hepatic vein94Artifact96Diaphragm

Probe position, Medial and anterior hepatic segments, hepatic veins, caudate lobe

Medial and anterior hepatic segments, hepatic veins, caudate lobe

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

Right hepatic vein anatomy diagram, Medial and anterior hepatic segments, hepatic veins, caudate lobe

Right hepatic vein ultrasound image, Medial and anterior hepatic segments, hepatic veins, caudate lobe

10Vena cava11Left hepatic vein12Middle hepatic vein13Right hepatic vein23Caudate lobe25Ligamentum venosum71Fundus of stomach96Diaphragm

Probe position, Medial and anterior hepatic segments, hepatic veins, caudate lobe

Medial and anterior hepatic segments, hepatic veins, caudate lobe

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

Right hepatic vein anatomy diagram, Medial and anterior hepatic segments, hepatic veins, caudate lobe

Right hepatic vein ultrasound image, Medial and anterior hepatic segments, hepatic veins, caudate lobe

10Vena cava11Left hepatic vein12Middle hepatic vein13Right hepatic vein23Caudate lobe25Ligamentum venosum71Fundus of stomach93Gas

Probe position, Medial and anterior hepatic segments, caudate lobe

Medial and anterior hepatic segments, caudate lobe

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

Right hepatic vein anatomy diagram, Medial and anterior hepatic segments, caudate lobe

Right hepatic vein ultrasound image, Medial and anterior hepatic segments, caudate lobe

10Vena cava11Left hepatic vein12Middle hepatic vein13Right hepatic vein23Caudate lobe25Ligamentum venosum71Fundus of stomach93Gas

Probe position, Medial and anterior hepatic segments, left portal vein branch, caudate lobe

Medial and anterior hepatic segments, left portal vein branch, caudate lobe

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

Right hepatic vein anatomy diagram, Medial and anterior hepatic segments, left portal vein branch, caudate lobe

Right hepatic vein ultrasound image, Medial and anterior hepatic segments, left portal vein branch, caudate lobe

1Aorta10Vena cava11Left hepatic vein12Middle hepatic vein13Right hepatic vein17Portal vein23Caudate lobe25Ligamentum venosum72Body of stomach96Diaphragm

Probe position, Medial and anterior hepatic segments, left portal vein branch, caudate lobe

Medial and anterior hepatic segments, left portal vein branch, caudate lobe

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

Right hepatic vein anatomy diagram, Medial and anterior hepatic segments, left portal vein branch, caudate lobe

Right hepatic vein ultrasound image, Medial and anterior hepatic segments, left portal vein branch, caudate lobe

1Aorta10Vena cava11Left hepatic vein12Middle hepatic vein13Right hepatic vein17Portal vein23Caudate lobe25Ligamentum venosum72Body of stomach90Spinal column96Diaphragm

Probe position, Inferior border of liver, kidney, gallbladder, ligamentum teres

Inferior border of liver, kidney, gallbladder, ligamentum teres

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

Right hepatic vein anatomy diagram, Inferior border of liver, kidney, gallbladder, ligamentum teres

Right hepatic vein ultrasound image, Inferior border of liver, kidney, gallbladder, ligamentum teres

10Vena cava11Left hepatic vein12Middle hepatic vein13Right hepatic vein28Anterior segment29Posterior segment96Diaphragm

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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