Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 9 , Pages 1164-1171 , September 2009

The Right Inferior Phrenic Artery: Origin and Proximal Anatomy on Digital Subtraction Angiography and Thin-section Helical Computed Tomography

  • Young Ho So, MD

      Affiliations

    • Seoul Metropolitan Government/Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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  • Jin Wook Chung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to J.W.C., Department of Radiology and Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Yonghu Yin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Hwan Jun Jae, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Ung Bae Jeon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Pusan, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Baik Hwan Cho, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonbuk Cancer Center, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Hyo-Cheol Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Jae Hyung Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Received 28 October 2008 ,Revised 13 May 2009 ,Accepted 28 May 2009.

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 From the SIR 2007 Annual Meeting.

 This study was supported by a grant (0620220-1) from the National R and D Program for Cancer Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea. None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.

PII: S1051-0443(09)00589-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.05.036

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 9 , Pages 1164-1171 , September 2009

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