Hilum Of Right Kidney Vertebral Level. Once the right kidney is scanned along its sagittal long axis by slowly tilting the transducer toward and away from the sonographer medial to lateral sweeps the transducer is rotated counterclockwise approximately 90 degrees to obtain transverse images. From anterior to posterior the renal vein exits the renal artery enters and the renal pelvis exits the kidney.
Vertebral level landmarks structures. Below is a summary of vertebral levels and associated internal or surface anatomy. We ll just take a quick look at some of the posterior relations of the kidney.
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Superior pole of right kidney 3. The lower border of the kidneys is usually alongside l3. Vertebral level landmarks structures. This is called the hilum.