Figure 4
From: Normal sonographic anatomy of the abdomen of coatis (Nasua nasua Linnaeus 1766)
Sonogram of the liver in longitudinal section an adult Coati. A) Anatomic relationship of hepatic sublobe and stomach. Gallbladder is visible having a teardrop shape, filled with anechoic homogeneous content and a thin hyperechoic wall. B) Anatomic relationship of the caudate sublobe with the right kidney. C) Identification of the portal vein with hyperechoic walls (1) and hepatic veins with isoechoic walls (2). A) Acoustic shadowing due to the presence of a rib can be seen in all images (S).