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Fig. 1A —Course of artery of Adamkiewicz (red) and its
feeding arteries. Schematic drawing (A) and curved multiplanar
reformation (B) at 10th vertebral level show course of artery of
Adamkiewicz (red) and its feeding arteries in 42-year-old man.
Originating from thoracic aorta (1), intercostal artery (2) subdivides into
anterior (3) and posterior (4) branches. Posterior branch courses to spine and
enters vertebral foramen (asterisk, B) as radiculomedullary
artery (5). Artery of Adamkiewicz is most dominant anterior branch of
radiculomedullary arteries. Distal portion of artery of Adamkiewicz (6) and
anterior spinal artery (7) form characteristic hairpin turn
(ampersand, B).
