Anatomical variations of the internal jugular veins and their relationship to the carotid arteries: A CT evaluation

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 314-318

  Lim, C L ^a,b   Keshava, S N ^a   Lea, M ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomical variation; Carotid artery; Computed tomography; Internal jugular vein; Venous access

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERIES; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33746144015     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: 14401673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2006.01589.x     Document Type: Article

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