title: Anomalous brachiocephalic vein: CT, embryology, and clinical implications.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  CT patterns of anomalous brachiocephalic veins are presented with reconsideration of the structure's embryogenesis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With advancements in central line procedures and corrective cardiac surgery, and the widespread use of noninvasive imaging techniques, the clinical importance of identification of the anomalous brachiocephalic vein is shown.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging and General Examination, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shyh-Jye
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Kao-Lang
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hsu-Yi
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ing-Sh
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Wen-Jeng
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Mei-Hwan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yiu-Wah
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hung-Chi
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lue
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007472:Iohexol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D007472:Iohexol; C038192:iopromide