High origin of radial arteries: A report of two rare cases

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Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages 1999-2002

  Zhan, Dong ^a   Zhao, Yi ^b   Sun, Jun ^a   Ling, Eng Ang ^b   Yip, George W ^b  

^a KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Brachial artery; Brachioradial artery; Radial artery; Ulnar artery; Variations

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; RADIAL ARTERY; ARM; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CADAVER; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; RADIAL ARTERY; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 78349250876     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2010.187     Document Type: Article

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