BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Dominant radiculomedullary arteries such as the artery of
lumbar enlargement and the artery of cervical enlargement are well-documented. However …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although considerable variability exists as to the overall
caliber of radiculomedullary arteries, dominant radiculomedullary arteries such as the artery …

OBJECTIVE: Thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic repair are still complicated by spinal
cord ischemia and paraplegia. The aim of the present article is to present the results of an …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: This study was prompted by recurrent angiographic
observations of focal stenoses involving the proximal segment of the left upper thoracic …

Method: Nine adult cadaveric heads (18 sides) were examined after injection of colored
silicon. In every specimen, the site of origin of the rami of the anterior spinal artery, their …

Background context The understanding of vascular supply to the spinal cord is important
given that the evolution of surgical approaches to the spine may bring along the potential for …

In this retrospective work based on a series of spinal angiograms performed in the
Neuroradiology Department of the Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, we studied the number of …

Anterior segmental medullary arteries cause spinal cord infarction due to circulatory
disturbance, but are difficult to identify in diagnostic images. This study investigated the …

Methods From July 1998 to January 1999, 31 spinal cords from adult cadavers of both sexes
were studied (mean age 72±12 years). The cause of death was well established in each …

OBJECTIVE The aim of this paper was to identify and characterize all the segmental
radiculomedullary arteries (RMAs) that supply the thoracic and lumbar spinal cord …