Posterior Segmental Artery of Liver
Arteria segmenti posterioris hepatis
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Origin: Right hepatic artery.
Course: Passes inferior and to the right.
Branches: Segment VI and VII arteries.
Supplied Structures: Liver segments VI and VII.
Origin
The posterior segmental artery arises from the right hepatic artery.
Course
The posterior segmental artery passes inferior and to the right. It tends to meander proximally (Furuta et al., 2009).
Branches
The posterior segmental artery gives rise to segment VI and VII arteries.
Supplied Structures
The posterior segmental artery provides arterial supply to segments VI and VII of the liver.
References
Furuta, T., Maeda, E., Akai, H., Hanaoka, S., Yoshioka, N., Akahane, M., Watadani, T. and Ohtomo, K. (2009) 'Hepatic Segments and Vasculature: Projecting CT Anatomy onto Angiograms', Radiographics, 29(7), pp. e37.
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