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. 2013 Sep;57:111–122.

Table A 3.

Center of gravity movement of abdominal organs from supine to seated position raw data not scaled. Measurements are presented in mm and positive numbers indicate movement in the anterior, left, or inferior direction. A-P: Anterior-Posterior, L-R: Left-Right, H-F: Head-Foot

Organ F05 F50 F95 M05 M50 M95
Liver ΔA-P 14.3 4.9 −1.4 −2.3 −0.7 15.7
ΔL-R −7.4 −14.3 −6.6 −5.4 −10.0 −13.4
ΔH-F 21.1 19.3 18.7 24.8 19.5 14.3

R 26.5 24.6 19.9 25.5 21.9 25.1

Spleen ΔA-P 20.0 −2.3 5.5 0.3 −2.9 28.5
ΔL-R 15.2 5.7 3.5 −0.6 12.0 2.6
ΔH-F 2.7 2.2 11.3 6.8 −13.1 25.5

R 25.2 6.5 13.1 6.9 18.1 38.3

Right Kidney ΔA-P 7.2 7.5 6.2 22.0 15.1 17.7
ΔL-R −3.1 2.0 −3.4 0.2 3.9 2.7
ΔH-F 7.6 26.6 11.4 28.5 17.0 5.9

R 10.9 27.7 13.5 36.0 23.1 18.8

Left Kidney ΔA-P 13.2 1.2 9.1 6.6 3.0 11.4
ΔL-R 3.6 −3.2 7.8 −3.5 0.5 −5.7
ΔH-F 4.8 11.1 9.0 11.7 −6.2 13.7

R 14.5 11.6 15.0 13.9 6.9 18.7