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Axial scan of the parotid a few centimeters downstream from that in Fig. 1. It shows the retromandibular vein (1) and the external carotid artery (2), which are separated by the stylohyoid muscles and posterior belly of the digastric muscle (3), the sternocleidomastoid muscle (4) and the ramus of the mandible (5).
