Lobar liver anatomy. Definition by CT

Eur J Radiol. 1983 Aug;3(3):234-5.

Abstract

A method for identifying the physiological border between the hepatic lobes on an enhanced CT scan is described. The definition is based on combined information from the gall bladder fossa--vena cava line and the middle hepatic vein line.

MeSH terms

  • Gallbladder / anatomy & histology
  • Hepatic Veins / anatomy & histology
  • Hepatic Veins / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Liver / anatomy & histology
  • Liver / blood supply
  • Liver / diagnostic imaging*
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / analysis