Bovine aortic arch variant in humans: clarification of a common misnomer.
The term "bovine arch" is widely used to describe a common anatomic variant of the human aortic arch branching. This so-called bovine aortic arch has no resemblance to the bovine aortic arch. We describe the most common human aortic arch branching patterns and compare these with the bovine aortic arch.
Layton
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Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. klayton@americanrad.com
Kallmes
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Cloft
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Lindell
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Cox
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D000717:Anatomy, Comparative; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002417:Cattle; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology