BJR
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS

British Journal of Radiology (2007) 80, 841-848
© 2007 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/64292252

This Article
Right arrow Abstract Freely available
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Morón, F E
Right arrow Articles by Szklaruk, J
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Morón, F E
Right arrow Articles by Szklaruk, J

Learning the nodal stations in the abdomen

F E Morón, MD 1 and J Szklaruk, PhD, MD 2

1 Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, BCM 360, 2 Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard Box 57, Houston, Texas 77030, USA


Figure 1
View larger version (93K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 1. Diagram of the abdomen: gastro-oesophageal (black); hepatic artery (aqua); splenic (pink); gastro-omental (light purple); left gastric (blue); hepatoduodenal ligament (orange).

 

Figure 2
View larger version (74K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 2. Diagram of the abdomen: left gastric (green); coeliac (yellow); diaphragmatic (red); paraoesophageal (blue); lesser curvature (aqua).

 

Figure 3
View larger version (91K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 3. Diagram of the abdomen: coeliac (aqua); hepatic artery (light blue); left gastric (blue); gastroduodenal (pink); superior mesenteric (dark and light green).

 

Figure 4
View larger version (102K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 4. Diagram of the abdomen: right colic (dark green); superior mesenteric (aqua); middle colic (light green); paracolic (red); left colic (pink); sigmoid (purple); inferior mesenteric (orange).

 

Figure 5
View larger version (101K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 5. Diagram of the abdomen: interaortocaval (green); inguinal (blue); internal iliac (dark red); external iliac (red); pre-caval (yellow); common iliac (light blue); left para-aortic (pink).

 

Figure 6
View larger version (74K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 6. CT image of the abdomen demonstrates the following nodal stations: left gastric (pink); greater curvature (blue); left inferior phrenic (green).

 

Figure 7
View larger version (83K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 7. CT image of the abdomen demonstrates the following nodal stations: lesser curvature (light blue); hepatic artery (blue); greater curvature (green); pericolic (pink); middle colic (red).

 

Figure 8
View larger version (87K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 8. CT image of the abdomen demonstrates the following nodal stations: greater curvature (blue); right gastric (red); right colic (yellow).

 

Figure 9
View larger version (87K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 9. CT image of the abdomen demonstrates the following nodal stations: gastroduodenal (green); pericolic (pink); superior mesenteric (light blue); interaortocaval (yellow); right gastroepiploic (red).

 

Figure 10
View larger version (83K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 10. CT image of the abdomen demonstrates the following nodal stations: right gastroepiploic (light blue); periportal (green); superior mesenteric (yellow); inferior pancreatic (red).

 

Figure 11
View larger version (100K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 11. CT image of the abdomen demonstrates the following nodal stations: splenic (yellow); periportal (green); anterior pancreatic (red); hepatic (orange).

 

Figure 12
View larger version (94K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 12. CT image of the abdomen demonstrates the following nodal stations: coeliac axis (green); hepatoduodenal (blue); common hepatic (red).

 

Figure 13
View larger version (91K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 13. CT image of the abdomen demonstrates the following nodal stations: coeliac axis (yellow); splenic (green); greater omental (light blue); anterior pancreaticoduodenal (pink); posterior pancreaticoduodenal (blue); pancreatic inferior (red).

 

Figure 14
View larger version (81K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 14. CT image of the abdomen demonstrates the following nodal stations: juxtaintestinal (green); renal hilar (light blue); superior mesenteric (yellow).

 

Figure 15
View larger version (88K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 15. CT image of the abdomen demonstrates the following nodal stations: lateral aortic (light blue); right gastroepiploic (yellow); interaortocaval (blue); pyloric (green); superior mesenteric (pink).

 

Figure 16
View larger version (87K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 16. CT image of the abdomen demonstrates the following nodal stations: renal hilar (green); retro-aortic (light blue); superior mesenteric (pink).

 

Figure 17
View larger version (83K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 17. CT image of the abdomen demonstrates the following nodal stations: lateral aortic (yellow); retrocaval (green); interaortocaval (light blue); juxtaintestinal (red); pericolic (pink); left colic (dark blue).

 

Figure 18
View larger version (100K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 18. CT image of the abdomen demonstrates the following nodal stations: lateral aortic (light blue); retrocaval (green); lateral caval (pink); pre-aortic (red); pre-caval (dark blue).

 

Figure 19
View larger version (76K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 19. CT image of the abdomen demonstrates the following nodal stations: inferior mesenteric (green); juxtaintestinal (light blue); anterior ileocolic (red); posterior ileocolic (dark blue).

 

Figure 20
View larger version (85K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 20. CT image of the abdomen demonstrates the following nodal stations: juxtaintestinal (yellow); medial common iliac (light blue); lateral common iliac (green); ileocolic (pink); anterior cecal (dark blue); posterior cecal (red).

 

Figure 21
View larger version (82K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 21. CT image of the abdomen demonstrates the following nodal stations: promontory (green); lateral common iliac (yellow); inferior mesenteric (blue).

 

Figure 22
View larger version (86K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 22. CT image of the abdomen demonstrates the following nodal stations: internal iliac (hypogastric, green); external iliac (yellow); superior rectal (red).

 

Figure 23
View larger version (106K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 23. CT image of the abdomen demonstrates the following nodal stations: retrocrural (red), inferior diaphragmatic (blue), middle colic (green).

 

Figure 24
View larger version (74K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]

 
Figure 24. CT image of the abdomen demonstrates the following nodal stations: anterior diaphragmatic (green), gastro-oesophageal (blue); middle diaphragmatic (red).

 





HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
BJR DMFR IMAGING  ALL BIR JOURNALS 
Copyright © 2007 by the British Institute of Radiology.