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Ultrasonic evaluation of jugular venous valve competence.
Author(s) -
Brownlow R L,
McKinney W M
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.1985.4.4.169
Subject(s) - medicine , venography , ultrasound , jugular vein , radiology , venous valves , ultrasonic sensor , surgery , thrombosis , vein
Jugular venous valve competence has been studied in the past only by invasive venography. The authors demonstrate that this valve can be noninvasively studied using real‐time and pulsed Doppler ultrasound techniques and relate this to possible clinical implications. Visualization of the jugular valve with real‐time ultrasound is reported and its competence documented using pulsed Doppler and M‐mode techniques. The clinical relevance to the etiology of the respirator brain syndrome is discussed.