female 14) were used for making a seral cros-s-sections. Six cross-sections (two sections parallel to the hilus of the kidney
two above
and two below) wefe selected and studied. We studied the patterns
relation ships
size
and the corresponding levels of the vertebral column of the kidney and also the structures concerning the kidney. The aim of this article attempts to provide the anatomical basis and normal numerical data for CT and two-dimensional ultrasonic examinations