Research ArticleSpine Imaging and Spine Image-Guided Interventions
Preoperative Visualization of the Artery of Adamkiewicz by Intra-Arterial CT Angiography
K. Uotani, N. Yamada, A.K. Kono, T. Taniguchi, K. Sugimoto, M. Fujii, A. Kitagawa, Y. Okita, H. Naito and K. Sugimura
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2008, 29 (2) 314-318; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0812
K. Uotani
N. Yamada
A.K. Kono
T. Taniguchi
K. Sugimoto
M. Fujii
A. Kitagawa
Y. Okita
H. Naito

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K. Uotani, N. Yamada, A.K. Kono, T. Taniguchi, K. Sugimoto, M. Fujii, A. Kitagawa, Y. Okita, H. Naito, K. Sugimura
Preoperative Visualization of the Artery of Adamkiewicz by Intra-Arterial CT Angiography
American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2008, 29 (2) 314-318; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0812
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