Extended venous excess ultrasound: A promising addition to point-of-care ultrasound-based venous congestion assessment

Figure 5 Splenic vein Doppler. A and B: Panel A shows the anatomy of the splenic vein, historically labeled as the lineal vein, and its connection to the portal vein. Panel B displays a normal Doppler waveform of the splenic vein; C and D: Severely abnormal portal (C) and splenic vein (D) waveforms resembling mirror images, obtained from a patient with cardiorenal syndrome. Anatomy image A modified from Gray’s Anatomy (public domain image). Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splenic_vein.