unilateral rib notching

• aortic coarctation
  • proximal to left subclavian artery ==> RIGHT
  • anomalous right subclavian artery ==> LEFT

• subclavian artery stenosis / atresia
  • ==> IPSILATERAL

• Blalock-Taussig shunt
  • anastamosis of subclavian artery to pulmonary artery
  • for Tetralogy of Fallot
    
  • ==> IPSILATERAL

© 2002, C.E. Kahn, Jr.
2002-04-18