Ultrasound Scanning Planes

Front 1

Superior

Back 1

Above, top of, closer to the head. Sometimes referred to as Cranial

Front 2

Inferior

Back 2

Below, bottom of, closer to the feet. Sometimes referred to as caudal

Front 3

Caudal

Back 3

below, bottom of, closer to the feet

Front 4

Superior and Inferior

Back 4

Can be used to describe the general position on the body, or the position within a specific organ.

Front 5

Medial

Back 5

towards midline

Front 6

lateral

Back 6

towards the side, away from midline

Front 7

anterior

Back 7

front of, on top of, closer to the front surface

Front 8

posterior

Back 8

back of, underneath, behind, closer to the back surface

Front 9

proximal

Back 9

closer to the heart

Front 10

distal

Back 10

away from the heart

Front 11

proximal and distal

Back 11

most often used to describe vascular structures

Front 12

sagittal

Back 12

-also called longitudinal
-long axis
-LONG

Front 13

Transverse

Back 13

-cross section, axial
-TRANS

Front 14

Coronal

Back 14

-side view
-COR

Front 15

supine

Back 15

-patient is flat on their back,
-this is the ASSUMED POSITION IF NO ANNOTATION IS MADE

Front 16

prone

Back 16

patient on stomach

Front 17

right lateral decubitus

Back 17

patient on right side, (facing scanner) arms over head, knees bent

Front 18

left lateral decubitus

Back 18

patient on left side (facing away from scanner) arms above head, knees bent

Front 19

right posterior oblique

Back 19

patient on right side (facing scanner) top leg behind

Front 20

left posterior oblique

Back 20

patient on left side (facing away from scanner) top leg behind

Front 21

RLD

Back 21

Right Lateral Decubitus

Front 22

LLD

Back 22

Left Lateral Decubitus

Front 23

RPO

Back 23

Right posterior oblique

Front 24

LPO

Back 24

left posterior oblique

Front 25

RAO

Back 25

patient on right side, patient is turned 1/2 way toward lying on stomach

Front 26

LAO

Back 26

Patient on left side (facing away from scanner) 1/2 way toward lying on stomach.

Front 27

When prone: In both TRANS and LONG Posterior is...

Back 27

at the top of the screen.

Front 28

When prone: in both TRANS and LONG Anterior is

Back 28

at the bottom of the screen

Front 29

Scanning plane A is the....

Back 29

Transverse Plane

Front 30

Scanning plane B is the

Back 30

Coronal plane

Front 31

Scanning plane C is the

Back 31

Sagittal plane

Front 32

In sagittal Prone A is the

Back 32

Posterior

Front 33

In sagittal prone B is the

Back 33

Head

Front 34

In sagittal prone C is the

Back 34

anterior

Front 35

In sagittal prone D is the

Back 35

feet

Front 36

In transverse prone A is the

Back 36

posterior

Front 37

In transverse prone B is the

Back 37

left

Front 38

In transverse prone C is the

Back 38

anterior

Front 39

In transverse prone D is the

Back 39

right

Front 40

Scanning plane A is the....

Back 40

Transverse Plane

Front 41

In LLD Transverse A represents

Back 41

Lateral (right)

Front 42

In LLD Transverse B represents

Back 42

Posterior

Front 43

In LLD Transverse C represents

Back 43

Medial (left)

Front 44

In LLD Transverse D represents

Back 44

Anterior