Right Kidney Ultrasound Anatomy
Right kidney 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 kidney and then recognise it on a real scan.
In the atlas legend the right kidney 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.
Right kidney across the atlas
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
Posterior segment, subsegments VII and VI
Liver / Liver in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane
Medial and anterior hepatic segments, quadrate lobe, ligamentum teres, gallbladder
Liver / Central Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane
Posterior segment, portal vein
Liver / Right Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane
Posterior segment, caudal subsegment, kidney
Liver / Right Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane
Posterior segment, inferior border
Liver / Right Portions of the Liver in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane
Gallbladder fundus
Gallbladder / Gallbladder in Upper Abdominal Transverse Sections · Transverse plane
Gallbladder fundus, inferior border
Gallbladder / Gallbladder in Upper Abdominal Transverse Sections · Transverse plane
Body and fundus of gallbladder, kidney
Gallbladder / Gallbladder in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane
Gallbladder fundus, kidney
Gallbladder / Gallbladder in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane
Gallbladder fundus, kidney
Gallbladder / Gallbladder in Longitudinal Sections · Longitudinal plane
Regions of the gallbladder, spiral folds
Gallbladder / Details of the Gallbladder
Head of pancreas, vena cava, superior mesenteric vein
Pancreas / Head of the Pancreas in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane
Head of pancreas, vena cava, superior mesenteric vein, uncinate process, common bile duct
Pancreas / Head of the Pancreas in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane
Head of pancreas, vena cava, superior mesenteric vein, uncinate process, gallbladder
Pancreas / Head of the Pancreas in Transverse Sections · Transverse plane
Kidney, liver
Kidneys / Longitudinal Flank Scans of the Right Kidney from Posterior to Anterior · Longitudinal plane
Kidney, liver, colic flexure
Kidneys / Longitudinal Flank Scans of the Right Kidney from Posterior to Anterior · Longitudinal plane
Kidney, renal vein, liver
Kidneys / Longitudinal Flank Scans of the Right Kidney from Posterior to Anterior · 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, liver
Kidneys / Upper Abdominal Longitudinal Scans of the Right Kidney from Right to Left · Longitudinal plane
Kidney, liver, colic flexure
Kidneys / Upper Abdominal Longitudinal Scans of the Right Kidney from Right to Left · Longitudinal plane
Kidney, renal vein, colon
Kidneys / Upper Abdominal Longitudinal Scans of the Right Kidney from Right to Left · Longitudinal plane
Kidney, renal vein, colon
Kidneys / Upper Abdominal Longitudinal Scans of the Right Kidney from Right to Left · Longitudinal plane
Kidney, renal vein, vena cava, liver
Kidneys / Upper Abdominal Transverse Scans of the Right Kidney from Above Downward · Transverse plane
Kidney, renal vein, renal artery, vena cava, liver
Kidneys / Upper Abdominal Transverse Scans of the Right Kidney from Above Downward · Transverse plane
Medullary pyramids
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
Kidney, vena cava
Adrenal Glands / Upper Abdominal Transverse Scans of the Right Adrenal Gland from Below Upward · Transverse plane
Kidney, renal vein, vena cava
Adrenal Glands / Upper Abdominal Transverse Scans of the Right Adrenal Gland from Below Upward · Transverse 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.
