Aorta Anatomy
This is the distance the celiac trunk arises from the diaphragm.
What is 1-2 cm
Compared to the Aorta, which side of the body does the IVC course?
What is the right
This is the description of how the MPV is formed
What is combination of the splenic vein and the SMV at the portal/splenic confluence
These are two ways a pseudoaneurysm is different than a true aneurysm
What is Pseudo has a neck, pseudo is a weakness in the intima of the wall, true involves all three layers
This is the minimum number of color pictures that are required for the entire Aorta Protocol
What is 3 (1 aorta, 1 for each iliac)
This vessel is more posterior: Renal arteries vs. Renal veins
What is renal arteries
This is the number of gonadal veins that drain into the IVC.
What is 1
The MPV enters the liver at this specific name
What is liver hilum, hepatic hilum, or porta hepatis
This is the most common type of AAA
What is fusiform
This is a landmark you could use to tell you are in the proximal section of the Aorta
What is Liver and pancreas together, Above the celiac trunk/SMA
These three vessels make up the seagull sign
What is Celiac trunk, Common hepatic artery, and splenic vein. (Hepatic artery ok)
Which renal vein is longer?
What is left renal vein
The left portal vein divides the liver into these sections
What is medial and lateral regions
An aneurysm that has extensive mural thrombosis requires this additional measurement in addition to the overall size of the aneurysm
What is residual lumen measurement
This is the type of measurement that should be taken at each location in the sagittal scan plane
What is AP (or Anterior posterior measurement)
Arteriosclerosis is most commonly found in this type of population (give me general age and gender).
What is late-middle aged men
This is a VASCULAR landmark we see that tells us we are in the proximal portion of the IVC
What is hepatic veins
This is the name of the occurrence of blood is leaving the liver seen in the main portal vein
What is hepatofugal flow
This is a differential diagnosis (or alternative disease) to what an IVC thrombosis looks like on ultrasound
What is cancer (specifically Renal Cell Carcinoma, RCC)
This area would you guess is the MOST IMPORTANT location for us to thoroughly scan and image because:
What is distal (mid-distal, because that is where the majority of aneurysms are located)
Which lumbar vertebra does the abdominal aorta bifurcate into the right and left common iliac arteries.
What is 4th
This is a surgical intervention for the treatment or prevention of IVC thrombosis
What is IVC filter
The portal triad consists of the main portal vein and these two other vessels
What is hepatic artery and a bile duct
This is one thing that an aortic dissection occurs secondary to (or that an aortic dissection occurs because of)
What is cystic medial necrosis, hypertension, Marfan's syndrome
This is the location within the Common Iliac Arteries that is typically examined in an Aorta exam.
Proximal