American Journal of Neuroradiology 27:1541-1542, August 2006
© 2006 American Society of Neuroradiology
Technical Note
INTERVENTIONAL
Bovine Aortic Arch Variant in Humans: Clarification of a Common Misnomer
a Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
b Department of Radiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Tex
c College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minn
Please address correspondence to: Kennith F. Layton, MD, Department of Radiology, Baylor University Medical Center, 3500 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX 75246; e-mail: klayton{at}americanrad.com
SUMMARY: The term "bovine arch" is widely used to describe a common anatomic variant of the human aortic arch branching. This so-called bovine aortic arch has no resemblance to the bovine aortic arch. We describe the most common human aortic arch branching patterns and compare these with the bovine aortic arch.
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