AXR AP and cross-table lateral shows normal course of the umbilical venous catheter from umbilical vein to left portal vein to ductus venosus to left hepatic vein to inferior vena cava (in and cephalad on the AP view) while coursing through the liver on the lateral view with the catheter tip positioned at the junction of the inferior vena cava and right atrium. The umbilical arterial catheter has a normal course from umbilical artery to internal iliac artery to common illiac artery to aorta (in and caudad and then cephalad on the AP view) while coursing anterior to the spine on the lateral view with the catheter tip at T5.
Pediatric Imaging 