Patient Positioning
Patient supine, leg may be in slight external rotation.
Probe Positioning
Place the transducer on transverse planes medial from the iliopsoas muscle and tendon. Use the pulsating artery as landmark.
N: femoral nerve
Note: the femoral nerve ist located lateral to the common femoral artery followed by the common femoral vein. Using pressure, the vein is compressible. Medial to the vein, the pectineus muscle can be visualized.