Angiograms of the Abdomen
Angiograms of the Abdomen
http://info.med.yale.edu/surgery/anatomy/radiology/abdominal_angiogram_content.php
SLIDE 1
Angiograms of the abdomen
- is a composite of angiograms taken from different patients.
- The position of the transumbilical plane is approximated by the red line.
- The three images on the right are standard x-ray films with reverse contrast (a positive was made from the x-ray negative)
- The image on the left was reconstructed from a CT study
- The individual images with labels can be viewed on the following pages
- celiac trunk
- superior mesenteric artery
- inferior mesenteric artery
- abdominal aorta with branches of the celiac trunk deleted
SLIDE 2
SUMMARY
1. The celiac and SMA originate close to each other, which the IMA originated more distally close to the transumbilical plane
2. Note the gross differences in the distribution of the vessels
3. The celiac branches are superior and on both sides of the midline
4. The SMA branches are widely distributed, through heavily in the upper left quadrant
5. The IMA branches are entirely on the left
6. In your further studies you should be able to identify what organs the major branches are supplying and where the vessels are located (i.e. in mesenteries or retroperitoneal)
Categorised as: Abdominal Aorta, Aorta Angiogram, Celiac Trunk, Inferior Mesenteric Artery, Superior Mesenteric Artery, Umbilical Plane