The Role of Spinal Angiography in Operations on the Thoracic Aorta: Myth or Reality? Markus K Heinemann, Friedhelm Brassel, Thomas Herzog, Christoph Dresler, Hartmut Becker, Hans Georg Borst The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 65, Issue 2, Pages 346-351 (February 1998) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)01239-3
Fig. 1 Spinal angiogram of an artery of Adamkiewicz with its typical “hairpin” ascending branch (small arrows) merging into the “anterior spinal artery” (large arrow). In this patient, it originates from the left 11th intercostal artery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1998 65, 346-351DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(97)01239-3)