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A case of occipital artery originating from the vertebral artery

Răzvan Costin Tudose1, Corneliu Toader2,3, Mugurel Constantin Rusu1

  • 1Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Dentistry, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.

Anatomy & Cell Biology
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Keywords:
Digital subtraction angiographyExternal carotid arteryVertebral artery

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