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Clinical Study

Relationship between the Right Internal Jugular Vein and Carotid Artery at Ipsilateral Head Rotation

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Pages 761-765 | Received 10 Feb 2013, Accepted 19 Mar 2013, Published online: 07 May 2013

Figures & data

Figure 1. Ipsilateral (<30° right) head position of patient.

Figure 1. Ipsilateral (<30° right) head position of patient.

Figure 2. Anatomical illustration of study measurements. RIJV, right internal jugular vein; CA, carotid artery; JCD, jugular to carotid distance (safety margin); a, transverse diameter; b, anteroposterior diameter; c, depth from the skin; R, right; L, left.

Figure 2. Anatomical illustration of study measurements. RIJV, right internal jugular vein; CA, carotid artery; JCD, jugular to carotid distance (safety margin); a, transverse diameter; b, anteroposterior diameter; c, depth from the skin; R, right; L, left.

Figure 3. Ultrasound images of cross sectional area of RIJV and relative positions of the RIJV and CA. (A) >30° left head rotation, (B) <30° left head rotation, (C) Neutral position, (D) <30° right head rotation. RIJV, right internal jugular vein; CA, carotid artery.

Figure 3. Ultrasound images of cross sectional area of RIJV and relative positions of the RIJV and CA. (A) >30° left head rotation, (B) <30° left head rotation, (C) Neutral position, (D) <30° right head rotation. RIJV, right internal jugular vein; CA, carotid artery.

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the study population. Results are shown as mean ± SD.

Table 2. Percentage overlap of the carotid artery and the right internal jugular vein at four different head positions. Values indicate the number of patients (%).

Table 3. Results of the ultrasonographic measurements. Results are shown as mean ± SD.

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