1. A Safe and Cost-Effective Approach to Minimally Invasive Radial Artery Harvesting 
Kimberly Roskoph, PA-C, Forozan Navid, MD, Molly Jubeck, MPA-C, Richelle DiVito, PA-C, Venkat R. Machiraju, MD, Pablo Hong- Barco, MD, Claudio A.B. Lima, MD, Robert D. Bennett, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 80, Issue 2, Pages (August 2005)
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2. Fig 1
RadLITE Tissue Retractor System (Teleflex Medical, Research Triangle Park, NC).
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3. Fig 2
The hands-free self-retaining system provides the operator with direct visualization for minimally invasive harvesting of the radial artery.
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4. Fig 3
Flat learning curve. = PA1; = PA2; = PA3; = PA4; ____ = learning curve.
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5. Fig 4
This technique produces a superior cosmetic result. Arrows represent incision length.
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