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Chest CT angiography of a 2 years old toddler, in axial (A) and coronal (B-D)
reconstructions, showing a balanced double aortic arch with a right arch (RA) and left
arch (LA) having an equal diameter forming a vascular ring around the trachea (A)
joining together to the descending aorta (B). From each arch arises a common carotid
artery (yellow arrow) and a subclavian artery (yellow arrow) forming a "four vessels"
sign (C and D).
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The left arch and right arch have almost equal diameters (right arch = 18.9 mm, and left arch = 19.5 mm) and from each arch arises a common carotid artery and subclavian artery, forming a "four vessel" sign (Figure 1).