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.
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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