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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2007 Aug;17(6):196–202. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2007.05.003

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Real-time puncture of superior mesenteric vein (SMV) from IVC. (A Sagittal image of needle oriented towards the SMV. Arrowhead = tip of needle, arrow = IVC. (B) The needle is seen to enter the SMV posterior wall. Adapted from Arepally et al, 2006.