Transesophageal echocardiography can be utilized to identify specific neck veins, a technique validated by contrast echocardiography.
May aid neck vein identification during TEE; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before clinical adoption.
We describe the technique for identification of innominate veins, azygos vein, and left subclavian and internal jugular veins during transesophageal echocardiography. Validation was provided with contrast echocardiography.
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