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Segment VI Artery
Cardiovascular System

Segment VI Artery

Arteria segmentum VI

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Quick Facts

Origin: Posterior segmental artery of liver.

Course: Courses inferior and to the right to the lower, right corner of the liver.

Branches: None.

Supplied Structures: Liver segment VI.

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Origin

The segment VI artery arises from the posterior segmental artery of liver.

Course

The segment VI artery courses inferior and to the right to the lower, right corner of the liver. Often, it is the longest and most prominent of the posterior running branches (Furuta et al., 2009).

Branches

There are no named branches.

Supplied Structures

The segment VI artery supplies segment VI 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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