The cephalic vein in the upper arm was not visibly dilated. The distribution of the dilatations was the same on both sides although their degree was more extensive on the right than on the left (Fig.

The cephalic vein is located along the leading edge of ... to allow the vessel to engorge with blood and dilate. For a right-handed phlebotomist, the right wing of the bat is extended while ...

BVT is a useful autologous procedure for hemodialysis and the preferred access alternative in patients without an adequate cephalic vein. Although patencies remain poor relative to other ...

Applying pressure causes the vessels to dilate and is analogous to 'holding off' a forelimb cephalic vein in a dog or cat. The tail vein can be punctured ∼3 cm from the tip. Figure 1 ...