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We report on data from cadaveric, diagnostic imaging, and embolization studies evaluating axillary artery branches, their variants, and angiographic blush patterns in AC embolization. The shoulder's arterial supply arises primarily from the axillary artery and thyrocervical trunk, which form extensive anastomoses. Angiographic studies of patients undergoing TAE demonstrate a hyper vascular blush in symptomatic regions and include characterization of the arterial branches perfusing these regions. 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