PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - R.J. Nijenhuis
AU  - M.J. Jacobs
AU  - J.M.A. van Engelshoven
AU  - W.H. Backes
TI  - MR Angiography of the Adamkiewicz Artery and Anterior Radiculomedullary Vein: Postmortem Validation
DP  - 2006 Aug 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1573--1575
VI  - 27
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/7/1573.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/7/1573.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2006 Aug 01; 27
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.