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Table 4 Frequency of aortic arch branching pattern detected by MDCT (n = 30)

From: Multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) as a diagnostic tool in assessment of thoracic aortic anomalies in pediatric patients

Aortic arch branching pattern detected by MDCT

No.

%

Normal branching pattern

18

60.0

Left sided with abbarent right sub clavian artery

3

10.0

Left sided arch with bovine branching pattern

2

6.7

Right sided with mirror image branching pattern

5

16.7

Right sided with abbarent left subclavian artery and Kommerell diverticulum

1

3.3

Left vertebral artery arising directly from aorta

1

3.3