title: Noninvasive imaging of isolated persistent fifth aortic arch.
abstract: Persistent fifth aortic arch was suspected by echocardiography and confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in an infant with a heart murmur. Selected images including three dimensional reconstruction from MRI demonstrating this very rare congenital anomaly are presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: S-G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fogel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stephens
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Bellah
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Weinberg
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006337:Heart Murmurs / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity