Using power Doppler sonography it is possible to investigate the functional anatomy of the cavernous helicine arterioles during the various phases of the erectile cycle. Our preliminary study suggests that the helicine arterioles are functionally inactive during penile flaccidity while they are activated during penile tumescence and continue to supply blood to the corpora also during maximum penile rigidity.
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