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Case Reports
. 2014 Feb;40(2):263-264.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-013-3142-2. Epub 2013 Nov 12.

Air embolism in the internal jugular vein

Michael J Lanspa  1   2 , Stacy A Johnson  3
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Case Reports

Air embolism in the internal jugular vein

Michael J Lanspa et al. Intensive Care Med. 2014 Feb.
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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Gas emboli in the left internal jugular vein imaged as hyperechoic bubbles (black arrows) in the superior aspect of the vessel (dashed line), with reverberation artifact extending deeper than the vessel (white arrows)
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References

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