Table 2. Morphological studies on the internal thoracic artery.
| Author | Sample | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luminal diameter (mm) | Tunic thickness of the intima media (µm) | Number of elastic fibers | ||
| Barry et al., 200321) | 20 cadavers | U: 1.5 (1–2.5) | ||
| Unlü et al., 200320) | 7 cadavers | P: 2.12 ± 0.27 | P: 253 ± 43 | |
| 8 autopsies | D: 1.03 ± 0.17 | D: 139 ± 37 | ||
| 14 patients | ||||
| Kneubil et al., 200640) | 18 cadavers | U left: 218.3–257.7 | 13.1–20.4 | |
| Barry et al., 200724) | 40 cadavers | U: 1.6 ± 0.3 | ||
| Ribeiro et al., 200842) | 18 cadavers | U right: 156–262 | 10–16 | |
| U left: 205–270 | 12–21 | |||
| Borovic´ et al., 201043) | 42 arteries of autopsies | U: 12.57–22.15 | ||
| Appleson et al., 201212) | 7 cadavers | U right: 1.72 | U: 0.22 | 27.20 |
| U left: 1.76 | U: 0.17 | 30.31 | ||
| Kinoshita et al., 201444) | 144 segments from 72 patients | U right: 1.60 | U: 172 | |
| U left: 1.52 | U: 169 | |||
This table shows the results of various morphological studies of ITA. P: proximal segment; D: distal segment; U: single segment/unspecified