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Developmental abnormalities of the great vessels of the thorax and their embryological basis

Department of Radiology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK

Correspondence: P J Guest

Congenital abnormalities of the thoracic vascular system are commonly encountered in radiological practice. A pictorial review of these abnormalities using a variety of imaging modalities is presented and their embryological basis described. A knowledge of their embryological derivation helps the understanding of these abnormalities.

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