Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 500-505 , April 2007

Flow Volume in the Jugular Vein and Related Hemodynamics in the Branches of the Jugular Vein

  • Chih-Ping Chung

      Affiliations

    • Section of Neurovascular Diseases, Neurological Institute, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
    • National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hung-Yi Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Section of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans General Hospital-Taichung, Taichung, Taiwan
    • National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • A.-Ching Chao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Jang Wong

      Affiliations

    • Section of Neurovascular Diseases, Neurological Institute, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
    • National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Yung Sheng

      Affiliations

    • Section of Neurovascular Diseases, Neurological Institute, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
    • National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Han-Hwa Hu

      Affiliations

    • Section of Neurovascular Diseases, Neurological Institute, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
    • National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Professor Han-Hwa Hu, Neurological Institute, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, No. 201 Sec.2, Shihpai Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 11217.

Received 15 June 2006 ,Revised 2 October 2006 ,Accepted 12 October 2006.

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PII: S0301-5629(06)01891-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.10.009

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 500-505 , April 2007

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