Topography of carotid bifurcation: Considerations for neck examination

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 383-387

  Klosek, Sebastian Krystian ^a   Rungruang, Thanaporn ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Carotid bifurcation; Carotid sinus; Common carotid artery; External carotid artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID SINUS; CERVICAL SPINE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; PALPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THYROID GLAND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 45449118905     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-008-0337-2     Document Type: Article

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