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Cojoined spinal arteries
Date: Mar 6, 2012
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Good morning Dr. Z,
I have a question on the selectively order of conjoined arteries. In my research I found that a conjoined (combined) vessels share the same root and are nearly always unilateral. Would this be correct?
This question is raised from a recent Spinal Angiogram done on patient with conjoined T6-L6 radicular arteries and I do not have the nervous system illustration of this spinal anatomical variant. My thinking is that the nerve root is first order vessel and this would change the selective order. Example: the conjoined RT (T5 – T7). 36216-T6, 36218-T6 and 36218-T7.
Your feedback will be greatly appreciated.
I have a question on the selectively order of conjoined arteries. In my research I found that a conjoined (combined) vessels share the same root and are nearly always unilateral. Would this be correct?
This question is raised from a recent Spinal Angiogram done on patient with conjoined T6-L6 radicular arteries and I do not have the nervous system illustration of this spinal anatomical variant. My thinking is that the nerve root is first order vessel and this would change the selective order. Example: the conjoined RT (T5 – T7). 36216-T6, 36218-T6 and 36218-T7.
Your feedback will be greatly appreciated.
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