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Branching Variations from the Aortic Arch and Aortic Arch Anomaly

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This chapter includes (1) Left common carotid artery origin variations, (2) Left vertebral artery origin variations, (3) Right vertebral artery origin variations, (4) Right subclavian artery origin variations and associated arterial variations, and (5) Aortic arch anomaly and related variations. There are 20 figures and 2 illustrations.

Before catheterization of the branches arising from the aortic arch, these variations should be recognized to reduce both examination time and catheterization failure.

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Uchino, A. (2022). Branching Variations from the Aortic Arch and Aortic Arch Anomaly. In: Atlas of the Supraaortic Craniocervical Arterial Variations. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6803-6_1

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