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twisty jugular vein image

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https://link.springer.com/article/10.10 ... 018-1616-9
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What is going on there? How does a jugular vein get all twisty like that?
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The reference indicates this was the IJV for a hemodialysis patient for whom previous cannulations may have been through this IJV. This could leave a bit of scarring which, combined, with the tendency for the flow through curves and stenoses to be helical in nature (google "helical flow index"), may ultimately cause a twisted vein like this (like the banks of a river are reshaped by meandering flow). This is my SWAG (scientifically wildly applied guess).
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