LOINC long common name : MRA Inferior vena cava tributaries;
LOINC short name : MRA IVC tributaries;
LOINC description : This study is used to image the inferior vena cava (IVC) and its tributaries. The
IVC is formed from the two common iliac veins at the L5 vertebral level. Other tributaries
draining into the IVC include the lumbar veins, right gonadal vein, renal veins, right
suprarenal vein, hepatic veins and inferior phrenic veins. The left gonadal and suprarenal
veins drain into the left renal vein and are not directly connected to the IVC.;