Great vessels

Last revised by Daniel J Bell ◉ on 30 Aug 2022

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Citation:

Bell D, Great vessels. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 17 Jan 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-73033

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-73033

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/73033?iframe=true

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73033

Article created:

21 Dec 2019, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

30 Aug 2022, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

Revisions:

3 times, by 1 contributor - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Cardiac

Sections:

Anatomy

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The great vessels is the collective term given to the major arteries and veins that convey blood to and away from the heart:

The branches and tributaries of these named vessels are not great vessels, e.g. brachiocephalic trunk, brachiocephalic veins, etc.