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Chapter 9 Figure 9.1 Schwabegger classification of anatomic variation of mammary vessels. Variation V is added to the original Schwabegger classification. The mammary artery is the red line en the mammary veins are the blue lines. Figure 9.2 Coronal reconstruction of MRI images. The intercostal space between ribs two, three and four was measured with a line measurement technique. Finally, internal mammary artery and veins surfaces were measured in the second and third intercostal space exactly beneath the upper costal edge with a free hand technique (figure 9.3). Surface refers to the cross sectional area of the outer contour of a vessel. The surface of the vessels was then translated in diameter measurements 155


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