[Real-time localization for port-implanted catheter tip by echocardiographic guidance]

L J Guo1, Y Z Bai1, Z Y Li1

  • 1Department of General Surgery, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China.

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Summary

Real-time echocardiography effectively guides infusion port placement in adults, offering a reliable alternative to X-ray. This method ensures accurate catheter tip positioning in the superior vena cava-right atrium junction.