Intraforaminal location of the great anterior radiculomedullary artery (artery of adamkiewicz): A retrospective review

Pain Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1756-1764

  Murthy, Naveen S ^a   Maus, Timothy P ^a   Behrns, Curt L ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Suburban Radiologic Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

Artery of Adamkiewicz; Epidural; Intraforaminal; Radiculomedullary Artery; Safe Triangle; Transforaminal

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; GREAT ANTERIOR RADICULOMEDULLARY ARTERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR SPINE; NEEDLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; THORACIC SPINE;

EID: 78650168100     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.00948.x     Document Type: Article

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