Example imagery of all areas is provided on following pages. The transducer is placed in the subxiphoid region, moderate pressure against the abdomen is required. The image visualized should show the edge of the liver and four-chamber cardiac view. The heart is easily identified by it's pumping motion. The image should be accessed for pericardial fluid seen as a black area between the echoic pericardium and heart.
Blood is anechoic.
The transducer is positioned in the right mid-axillary line between the 11th and 12th ribs. In this view the liver, kidney and diaphragm are visible. Morrison's pouch is the potential space between Glisson's capsule of the liver and Gerota's fascia surrounding the kidney. The paracolic gutters represent the space between the kidney and the psoas muscle bilaterally. Placing the patient in Trendelenburg position helps visualize fluid in Morrison's pouch.