Abstract
The purpose of this study was to describe the frequency of the variations in the branching
pattern of the aortic arch (AA) according to multidetector computed tomography (MDCT)
imaging findings. MDCT images of 1136 consecutive patients who had undergone imaging
of the chest were retrospectively examined. Eleven different branching patterns were
observed. A left-sided AA with three major branches was seen in 74.4% of the patients.
Bovine-type AA (21.1%) and independent origin of the left vertebral artery (3.7%)
were the next two most common patterns.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 12, 2013
Accepted:
July 5,
2013
Received in revised form:
May 20,
2013
Received:
January 21,
2013
Footnotes
☆The work was performed at the Radiology Department of Gaziosmanpasa University.
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