Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
Learn how to perform a liver ultrasound scan in dorsal recumbency with this step-by-step guide. This tutorial demonstrates probe positioning, abdominal ultrasound settings, liver visualization, diaphragm identification, and techniques for scanning around a gas-filled stomach.
Whether you're learning abdominal ultrasound or looking to refine your scanning technique, this video provides a practical walkthrough of the liver scanning process.
In This Video, You'll Learn:
• How to select the abdominal ultrasound preset
• Proper sub-xiphoid probe placement
• Correct cranial indicator orientation
• How to identify the dorsal diaphragm
• How to adjust ultrasound depth
• Fanning through the right and left liver
• Identifying the gallbladder and rib shadows
• How to scan around a gas-filled stomach
• Using the transverse plane to visualize the liver
• Returning to the sagittal plane to complete the scan
Timestamps:
00:01 – Selecting the abdominal preset
00:07 – Probe placement and cranial indicator orientation
00:12 – Positioning the probe and identifying the dorsal diaphragm
00:18 – Adjusting depth to the diaphragm
00:24 – Beginning the liver scan with fanning technique
00:30 – Fanning through the right side of the liver
00:35 – Identifying rib shadows and the gallbladder
00:40 – Fanning through the left liver
00:46 – Scanning around a gas-filled stomach
00:52 – Positioning the probe in the transverse plane
00:58 – Fanning cranially underneath the stomach
01:04 – Continuing the scan around the stomach
01:10 – Fanning through the right liver from cranial to caudal
01:17 – Returning to the sagittal plane and completing the liver scan
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Disclaimer: For prescription use only. Butterfly iQ3™ is a portable ultrasound system designed for external ultrasound imaging. Read the User Manual for warnings, precautions, and contraindications.
#Ultrasound #LiverUltrasound #LiverScan #AbdominalUltrasound #POCUS #Sonography #MedicalImaging #UltrasoundTraining #UltrasoundTechnique #PointOfCareUltrasound #BedsideUltrasound #UltrasoundEducation
Learn how to perform a liver ultrasound scan in dorsal recumbency with this step-by-step guide. This tutorial demonstrates probe positioning, abdominal ultrasound settings, liver visualization, diaphragm identification, and techniques for scanning around a gas-filled stomach.
Whether you're learning abdominal ultrasound or looking to refine your scanning technique, this video provides a practical walkthrough of the liver scanning process.
In This Video, You'll Learn:
• How to select the abdominal ultrasound preset
• Proper sub-xiphoid probe placement
• Correct cranial indicator orientation
• How to identify the dorsal diaphragm
• How to adjust ultrasound depth
• Fanning through the right and left liver
• Identifying the gallbladder and rib shadows
• How to scan around a gas-filled stomach
• Using the transverse plane to visualize the liver
• Returning to the sagittal plane to complete the scan
Timestamps:
00:01 – Selecting the abdominal preset
00:07 – Probe placement and cranial indicator orientation
00:12 – Positioning the probe and identifying the dorsal diaphragm
00:18 – Adjusting depth to the diaphragm
00:24 – Beginning the liver scan with fanning technique
00:30 – Fanning through the right side of the liver
00:35 – Identifying rib shadows and the gallbladder
00:40 – Fanning through the left liver
00:46 – Scanning around a gas-filled stomach
00:52 – Positioning the probe in the transverse plane
00:58 – Fanning cranially underneath the stomach
01:04 – Continuing the scan around the stomach
01:10 – Fanning through the right liver from cranial to caudal
01:17 – Returning to the sagittal plane and completing the liver scan
👍 Like the video if you found this ultrasound tutorial helpful.
💬 Share your questions or ultrasound scanning experiences in the comments.
🔔 Subscribe for more ultrasound tutorials, POCUS techniques, abdominal scanning guides, and medical imaging education.
Disclaimer: For prescription use only. Butterfly iQ3™ is a portable ultrasound system designed for external ultrasound imaging. Read the User Manual for warnings, precautions, and contraindications.
#Ultrasound #LiverUltrasound #LiverScan #AbdominalUltrasound #POCUS #Sonography #MedicalImaging #UltrasoundTraining #UltrasoundTechnique #PointOfCareUltrasound #BedsideUltrasound #UltrasoundEducation
