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INTERVENTIONAL

Bovine Aortic Arch Variant in Humans: Clarification of a Common Misnomer

K.F. Laytona,b, D.F. Kallmesa, H.J. Clofta, E.P. Lindella and V.S. Coxc

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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