title: Standard imaging techniques for assessment of portal venous system and its tributaries by linear endoscopic ultrasound: a pictorial essay.
abstract: Linear Endosonography has been used to image the Portal Venous System but no established standard guidelines exist. This article presents techniques to visualize the portal venous system and its tributaries by linear endosonography. Attempt has been made to show most of the first order tributaries and some second order tributaries of splenic vein, superior mesenteric vein and portal vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, L.L.R.M., Medical College, Meerut 250001, U.P., India.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Rameshbabu
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jaswant Rai Speciality Hospital, Saket, Meerut 250001, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Zeeshn Ahamad
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.affiliation: SGPGI, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Praveer
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jaswant Rai Speciality Hospital, Saket, Meerut 250001, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Almessabi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdulqader
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jaswant Rai Speciality Hospital, Saket, Meerut 250001, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Shubham
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Jaswant Rai Speciality Hospital, Saket, Meerut 250001, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Malay
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
keywords: linear endosonography; portal vein; portal venous system; splenic vein; superior mesenteric vein