Standard imaging techniques for assessment of portal venous system and its tributaries by linear endoscopic ultrasound: a pictorial essay

Endosc Ultrasound. 2013 Jan;2(1):16-34. doi: 10.7178/eus.04.005.

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.

Keywords: linear endosonography; portal vein; portal venous system; splenic vein; superior mesenteric vein.