RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 MR Angiography of the Adamkiewicz Artery and Anterior Radiculomedullary Vein: Postmortem Validation
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1573
OP 1575
VO 27
IS 7
A1 Nijenhuis, R.J.
A1 Jacobs, M.J.
A1 van Engelshoven, J.M.A.
A1 Backes, W.H.
YR 2006
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/7/1573.abstract
AB SUMMARY: Spinal cord arteries and veins are difficult to visualize and distinguish by MR angiographic techniques because of their small sizes, similar spatial course, and close vascular anatomy. Contrast-enhanced MR angiography was demonstrated to dynamically resolve the Adamkiewicz artery from the anterior radiculomedullary vein in the thoracolumbar spinal cord. The location of the Adamkiewicz artery and the anterior radiculomedullary vein could be validated in the postmortem specimen of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm patient.