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| common iliac veins (right and left) |
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Definition
| bilateral veins that empty th elower extremities and pelvis and converge at approxiamately the level of the umbilicus to form the inferior vena cava |
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| gonadal veins (right and left) |
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| bilateral veins that empty either the testes or ovaries. superior to the lumbar veins, the right gonadal courses parallel to the IVC and empties into IVC, left gonadal courses parallel and lateral to the IVC and empties into the left renal vein |
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| Hepatic veins (right, middle and left) |
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Definition
| meet at superior aspect of the liver and empty into the anterior aspect of the IVC |
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Definition
| bilaterally drain the diaphragm and empty into the lateral aspect of the IVC course in a superior to inferior direction |
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| retroperitoneal, tubular structure coursing superiorly from the convergence of the common iliac veins in the lower abdomen, just to the right of the spine |
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| veins that bilaterally empty the posterior abdominal wall into the lateral aspect of teh IVC, just superior to the covergence of the common iliac veins |
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| renal veins (right and left) |
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Definition
| veins that bilaterally empty the kidneys into the lateral aspect of the IVC . the right renal vein gerneally empties only the right kidney but soetimes assists the right adrenal gland via the right suprarenal. the left renal vein empties the left kidney |
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| normal measurements of IVC |
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Definition
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| in comparison in what location is the gallbladder to the IVC |
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| how does the normal display of the venous vasculature appear |
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Definition
| enechoic lumen with thin, bright , echogenic walls |
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| in a sagittal scanning plane in the epigastric area, the hepatic section of the IVC is seen as |
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Definition
| longitudinal, tubular, elastic structure, posterior to the liver |
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| what is the normal basic flow in the hepatic vein |
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Definition
| flowing away below the baseline |
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