Aortic arch malformations.

Pediatric radiology ·Vol. 40 ·No. 6 ·2010-06-00 ·Pages 876-84

Kellenberger CJ

Abstract

Although anomalies of the aortic arch and its branches are relatively uncommon malformations, they are often associated with congenital heart disease. Isolated lesions may be clinically significant when the airways are compromised by a vascular ring. In this article, the development and imaging appearance of the aortic arch system and its various malformations are reviewed.

MeSH Terms

Aorta, Thoracic/abnormalities,diagnostic imaging,pathology Female Heart Defects, Congenital/diagnosis Humans Infant, Newborn Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods Male Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods

Authors & Affiliations

1 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Kellenberger Christian J

Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University Children's Hospital, Steinwiesstrasse 75, CH 8032 Zürich, Switzerland. [email protected]

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Article Info

Journal

Pediatric radiology

Abbr.

Pediatr Radiol

ISSN

1432-1998

DOI

10.1007/s00247-010-1607-9

[email protected]

Published

2010-06-00

Epub

2010-00-31

Pages

876-84

Language

English

Region

Germany

NLM ID

0365332

Subset

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