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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2022; 32(03): 372-380
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1754356
Pictorial Essay

Congenital Anomalies of Aortic Arch: A Pictorial Essay

Archita Goel 
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Muzaffarnagar Medical College, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Sanjaya Viswamitra 
2   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Whitefield, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

Aortic abnormalities account for 15 to 20% of all congenital cardiovascular diseases. The purpose of this pictorial essay is to illustrate various congenital anomalies of the aortic arch, which influence patient management and outcome.

Keywords

aortic anomalies - interrupted aortic arch - coarctation of aorta - right aortic arch - aberrant subclavian artery - double aortic arch - cervical aortic arch

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Sent as e-poster educational exhibit to ECR 2020 and RSNA 2020.




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Article published online:
23 August 2022

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