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Duplication of the Superficial Femoral Artery Diagnosed Primarily on the Basis of Color Doppler Ultrasonography
Author(s) -
Kantarci Fatih,
Mihmanli Ismail,
Aksoy Hilmi,
Barutca Hakan,
Gurses Bengi,
Kaynak Kamil
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.2003.22.6.641
Subject(s) - medicine , superficial femoral artery , gene duplication , radiology , femoral artery , ultrasonography , color doppler , artery , anatomic variation , anatomy , cardiology , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Variations of the lower extremity venous system are common, and radiologists may frequently be confronted with such variations during daily clinical practice. However, variations in the arterial system of the lower extremity are extremely rare. The profunda femoris artery and arteries of the cruris are mainly subject to variation. This report describes an extremely rare arterial variation, duplication of the superficial femoral artery (SFA), in terms of the radiologic findings, clinical importance, and embryologic basis.