Liver (single organ) limited US (last edited 10/19/2017)
(last reviewed 10/19/2017)
(last reviewed 10/19/2017)
Guideline to a sequence of scanning
- trans lt lobe liver
- trans rt lobe liver including IVC and hepatic veins
- trans rt lobe of the liver including portal veins (x1)
- trans dome of right lobe of liver (x2)
- sag lt lobe liver with prox abdominal aorta (label Aorta)
- sag rt lobe of liver with IVC (label IVC)
- sag rt lobe of liver (x2)
- sag liver/right kidney interface
- sag gb (x3), one of which is a decubitus view
- trans gb (x3) one of which is a decubitus view
- trans gb wall measurement
- CBD with and without measurements and color Doppler (x3)
Notes:
-show all abnormalities in sag and trans. Measure abnormalities in three dimensions- (length and AP direction on sagittal view and width on transverse view)
-if multiple lesions, then number and measure an appropriate number of lesions that can be followed on subsequent studies
-label specific location of the abnormality if not obvious on the static image (ie upper pole, right lobe)
Liver:
Sagittal and transverse views of the right and left lobes of the liver. Transverse views of the liver should include a transverse picture with the hepatic veins and IVC and a transverse picture with the portal vein.