Fig 1.
Simplified figure of the aortic arch and the main branches of the porcine subclavian artery.
The black lines represent the areas in which the arterial diameters were determined. The light grey line represents the area in which the subclavian artery leaves the chest. Ao: Aorta; CCA: Common Carotid Artery; TBC: Brachiocephalic trunk; SA l./ SA r.: Subclavian Artery left/ right; AA: Axillary Artery; BA: Brachial Artery; ETA: External Thoracic Artery; SSA: Subscapular Artery; SPA: Suprascapular Artery; CSA: Circumflex Scapular Artery; TA: Thoracodorsal Artery; CHA: Caudal Circumflex Humeral Artery.
Fig 2.
Images of digital subtraction angiography via endovascular catheters (arrows) placed in the left axillar artery (A, B, D). Three-dimensional angiographic reconstruction of the subclavian artery and the main branches of the porcine shoulder (C). 1. Axillary Artery, 2. External Thoracic Artery, 3. Brachial Artery, 4. Subscapular Artery (first segment), 5. Circumflex Scapular Artery, 6. Suprascapular Artery, 7. Subscapular Artery (second segment), 8. Thoracodorsal Artery, 9. Caudal Circumflex Humeral Artery.
Fig 3.
The graphic shows the mean arterial diameter (in mm) and the standard deviation of arteries of the forelimb per porcine weight group.
Swine were divided into four subgroups according to their weight (Group A: 45–51.8 kg; Group B: 51.8–55 kg; Group C: 55–59.7 kg; Group D: 59.7–74 kg).
Table 1.
Mean arterial diameters (±1 SD) according to quantitative vascular angiography depending on swine weight.
Table 2.
Agreement of porcine mean arterial diameters (± 1 SD) with mean arterial diameters in human stroke patients.