TABLE 1:

List of Patients and Results

Patient No.	Age (yr)	Sex	Background	Scanning Range		Range of ASA Detected		Level of AKA Origin
Patient No.	Age (yr)	Sex	Background	Upper Limit	Lower Limit	Upper Limit	Lower Limit	Level of AKA Origin
1	65	F	Chronic hepatitis	T8	L2	T10–T11	L1–L2	Right T11
2	52	F	Liver tumor	T8–T9	L2–L3	U	L1–L2	Left T10
3	54	M	Post-liver transplantation (donor)	T9	L2–L3	U	T12–L1	Left T10
4	76	M	HCC	T9	L2–L3	T10–T11	T12–L1	Left T11
5	71	M	HCC	T9	L2–L3	U	T12–L1	N.D.
6	57	F	Echinococcosis	T9	L2	U	L1–L2	N.D.
7	55	F	Liver cirrhosis	T9–T10	L3–L4	U	L	Left T10
8	51	M	HCC	T9–T10	L3	U	T12–L1	Right T11
9	73	M	HCC	T9–T10	L2–L3	U	L1–L2	N.D.
10	60	M	HCC	T9–T10	L2	U	T11–T12	Left T10
11	32	M	Post-liver transplantation (recipient)	T10	L3–L4	U	L12–L1	Right T11
12	51	M	Liver hemangioma	T10	L3–L4	U	L2–L3	N.D.
13	52	M	HCC	T10	L3	U	L	Left L1
14	56	M	HCC	T10	L2–L3	U	L	Right T12
15	48	F	Post-liver transplantation (recipient)	T10–T11	L4–L5	T11–T12	L1–L2	Left L2
16	68	M	Autoimmune hepatitis	T10–T11	L3	U	T12–L1	Left T11
17	25	M	Post-liver transplantation (recipient)	T11	L4	U	T12–L1	N.D.
18	64	M	HCC	T11	L3	U	T12–L1	Left L1
19	58	M	Liver cirrhosis	T11	L3	U	T12–L1	N.D.

Note.—ASA indicates anterior spinal artery; AKA, artery of Adamkiewicz; F, female; M, male; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; U, upper limit of scanning range; L, lower limit of scanning range; N.D., not detected.