bovine type II aortic arch cardiac catheterisation catheterization interesting image
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Diagnosis- Type II bovine aortic arch
Pointers- (aortogram with pigtail catheter)
1. Left common carotid is arising from the right brachicepalic artery- bovine aortic arch.
2. The right brachiocephalic artery is arising between the horizontal lines at upper and lower borders of the aortic arch- type II aortic arch. (type I- above the upper margin line, type III- below the lower margin line)
#1 by dr frijo jose a at May 4th, 2010
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sir,
bovine arch is actually a misnomer which is widely used in the medical field. though this is being called bovine arch, the actual aortic arch in cattle is different.
thanks
#2 by dr frijo jose a at May 4th, 2010
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sir,
the bovine arch as described in humans is when the left common carotid has a common origin with the innominate artery, though some literature mentions it as a bovine arch when the left common carotid artery originates directly from the innominate artery rather than as a common trunk
thanks