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How to separate liver segments on cross sectional imaging
Left lobe: lateral(II/III) vs medial segment (IVA/B)
Extrapolate a line along the falciform ligament superiorly to the confluence of the left and middle hepatic veins at the IVC (blue line)
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Left lobe: lateral(II/III) vs medial segment (IVA/B)
Extrapolate a line along the falciform ligament superiorly to the confluence of the left and middle hepatic veins at the IVC (blue line)
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Left vs Right lobe:)βͺ IVA/B vs V/VIII
Extrapolate a line from the gallbladder fossa superiorly along the middle hepatic vein to the IVC (red line).
Extrapolate a line from the gallbladder fossa superiorly along the middle hepatic vein to the IVC (red line).
Right lobe:)βͺ anterior (V/VIII) vs posterior segment (VI/VII)
Extrapolate a line along the right hepatic vein from the IVC inferiorly to the lateral liver margin (green line).
Extrapolate a line along the right hepatic vein from the IVC inferiorly to the lateral liver margin (green line).
