Anatomical variations in the branches of the human aortic arch in 633 angiographies: Clinical significance and literature review

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 319-323

  Natsis, Konstantinos I ^a   Tsitouridis, Ioannis A ^b   Didagelos, Matthaios V ^a,c   Fillipidis, Andis A ^b   Vlasis, Konstantinos G ^a,c   Tsikaras, Prokopios D ^a,c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b PAPAGEORGIOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anatomical variations; Angiographies; Aortic arch branches anatomy; Vascular anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; AORTA ARCH; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; CAUCASIAN; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SURGEON; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THORAX SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA, THORACIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67849112961     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-008-0442-2     Document Type: Review

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