Description
This piece is derived from a CT scan and shows the abdominal cavity with the liver, spleen, and small bowel connected by the portal vein, and mesenteric veins. The arborising pattern and then confluence of the vessels in the porta of the liver has a tree like structure. If you turn it upside down
you can appreciate the appearance of the tree in the body (same image, different orientation and color).
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