he functional segmental anatomy of the liver is based on the distribution of the three major hepatic veins. The middle hepatic vein divides the liver into left and right lobes. The left hepatic vein divides the left lobe into medial and lateral segments. The right hepatic vein divides the right lobe into anterior and posterior segments. In addition, the four sections are further subdivided in a transverse plane by an imaginary line drawn between the right and left portal veins. Segments run in a clockwise fashion, with segments III, IV(b), V and VI lying below the portal veins and segments VII, VIII, IV(a) and II lying above. The caudate lobe (segment I) lies posterior and to the right of the inferior vena cav