RUQ Axial View
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The RUQ Axial view, also referred to as a transverse view, can be used to visualize the liver parenchyma, gallbladder and common bile duct. In these views we are slicing on an axial, plane, and often see structures and blood vessels in a cross-section.
Lateral
Posterior
Medial
Anterior
Liver
Kidney
These illustrations are simplified representations of some of the relevant anatomy in these views.
Follow the arrows to see the ultrasound image window change as you scan from anterior to posterior in an axial plane.
In this case, you can see how the kidney comes into view as we scan more posteriorly.
Use the ultrasound images to familiarize yourself with the appearance of the relevant structures on ultrasound.
Compare ultrasound images to corresponding CT images to orient yourself to the anatomy and become familiar with the common scanning planes for ultrasonography.
CT and Ultrasound Images
Below you will find axial slices of a CT Abdomen/Pelvis along side a corresponding axial ultrasound image, along with illustrations of the anatomy. Scroll through the different images to familiarize yourself with how the different anatomic structures appear on both imaging modalities, and their anatomic relationships with one another.
The videos below demonstrate scrolling through the above ultrasound images and the CT images, and you can start and stop them at your own pace.
