title: Use of a transesophageal echocardiographic probe as a surface probe for evaluating the size, position, and patency of the internal jugular veins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60301, USA.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: Nil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ural
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: LeVan
authors.forename: Jayanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mukherji
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency