Fig. 7. Multifocal echogenic regions and gas echoes within the luminal thrombus, suggestive of suppurative exudate, from an anaerobic infection septic thrombophlebitis.
of the jugular vein. It may also be useful to scan the contralateral jugular vein for comparison with more normal architecture within that individual horse.
Anatomic Considerations
Ultrasonography will allow anatomic definition of the location of clinically apparent swellings along the course of the jugular vein and their relationship
Fig. 8. Color flow Doppler ultrasound image of septic jugular thrombophlebitis with laminar echogenic material (arrow), consistent with suppurative exudate.
