Comprehension: Pectoral Region and Brachial Plexus
A catheter has been advanced through the aorta from a femoral artery insertion point and its tip placed in the proximal right subclavian artery. Using an image subtraction technique the shadows of the shoulder girdle have been reduced and the axillary artery and its major branches are well seen after contrast material injection into the subclavian artery. The axillary vein and its major tributaries can be seen with the same subtraction technique. Contrast material in this patient was injected in the median cubital vein in the antecubital fossa and the axillary area filmed during the injection.
