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Image Acquisition Method for the Sonographic Assessment of the Inferior Vena Cava
Published on: January 13, 2023
Is it Smoke and Mirrors? Detection of Inferior Vena Cava Thrombus by Focused Cardiac Ultrasound
Gauthami Soma1, John DeGuardi2, Ammarah U Iqbal3
1From the Yale School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine, New Haven, CT.
Abstract:
Inferior vena cava assessment is a standard component of focused cardiac ultrasound, traditionally used to qualify intravascular volume status. In this case series, we demonstrate that pediatric focused cardiac ultrasound can also diagnose inferior vena cava thrombi and masses, while distinguishing them from a potentially benign smoke-like artifact.
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