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ArticleSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2024

Considerations on the morphology of the thyroid ima artery.

Maria Cristina Bunea, Lavinia Maria Rusali, Sorin Ioan Tudorache, Iulian Cătălin Bratu, Petru Bordei

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Maria Cristina Bunea"Ovidius" University, Constanţa, Romania. crisantis_cristy@yahoo.com.
Lavinia Maria Rusali"Ovidius" University, Constanţa, Romania.
Sorin Ioan Tudorache"Titu Maiorescu" University, Bucharest, Romania.
Iulian Cătălin Bratu"Ovidius" University, Constanţa, Romania.
Petru Bordei"Ovidius" University, Constanţa, Romania.

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backgroundDetailed knowledge of the thyroid ima artery is essential for surgeons consequently we conducted an analysis investigating the arterial vasculature of the thyroid gland in 290 cases by dissection of formalin-fixed cadavers and by studying computed tomography angiographies.

methodsOur study was conducted on 82 cases obtained from the dissection of formalin-fixed cadavers while 208 cases were computed tomography angiographies. The following aspects were observed: the frequency of the thyroid ima artery, its origin, course, and diameter. All were studied, comparing right to left and according to sex.

resultsFollowing the study of thyroid gland vasculature on a number of 290 cases, the thyroid ima artery was discovered in 16 cases (5.52% of cases), from which 3.45% of cases were in male subjects, and 2.07% of cases in female subjects. Of these, 4.14% of the total cases were left thyroid ima artery, and 1.38% of cases were on the right, found only in female subjects. In 5.17% of the total cases, the thyroid ima artery originated from the aortic arch, of which 3.45% were in the male sex and 1.72% were in the female sex. In one case only (0.35%) in the female sex did the thyroid ima artery originate from the brachiocephalic trunk. In 2.76% of cases, the thyroid ima artery existed with a left-sided inferior thyroid artery originating from the subclavian artery, either directly or from a thyrocervical trunk.

conclusionsThe thyroid ima artery has proven to be one of the highly variable arteries in terms of its presence and origin and the knowledge surrounding it is useful for surgical interventions.

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Brachiocephalic TrunkThyroid GlandCadaverFemaleFormaldehydeHumansMaleSubclavian ArteryFormaldehydeMorphologyNeubauer arteryThyroid ima artery

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