Definition: 'Cantlie Line'
Cantlie line
Type: TermPronunciation: kant′lē
Definitions:
1. an extrapolated line from the posthepatic inferior vena cava across the diaphragmatic surface of the liver to the site where the fundus of the gallbladder typically contacts the inferior margin of the liver; approximates the anterior aspect of the plane of the middle hepatic vein and demarcates anteriorly the right and left (parts of the) liver(s).
The information shown above for Cantlie line is provided by Stedman's.
* Stedman's, part of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, provide a comprehensive line of health-science publications for healthcare professionals and medical students.
Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Copyright © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
