Preferred Label : segment of liver;
RADLEX synonyms : lobular segment of liver; liver segment;
Definition : [Fleischner Society] A segment is the unit of a lobe ventilated by a segmental bronchus,
perfused by a segmental pulmonary artery, and drained by an intersegmental pulmonary
vein. There are two to five segments per lobe.;
Source : Fleischner Society;
Origin ID : RID29237;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
[Fleischner Society] A segment is the unit of a lobe ventilated by a segmental bronchus,
perfused by a segmental pulmonary artery, and drained by an intersegmental pulmonary
vein. There are two to five segments per lobe.
