CT: Axial abdomen (image 2 of 2)  
 

This is a more caudal image of the same patient. Note how the cross-sectional area of the liver has markedly decreased at this level. Consideration of the three-dimensional structure of the liver will help in understanding why the liver changes dramatically in cross-sectional slices.

  
 

Identify the following:

1. liver

2. gall bladder

3. stomach

4. duodenum (2nd or descending part)

5. pancreas

6. spleen

7. descending aorta

8. inferior vena cava

9. right and left kidneys

10. left renal vein

11. superior mesenteric artery

  
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