Nine angiographic observations of the descending thoracic vertebral artery
Patient | Sex | Age (yr) | Level | Side | ISA | Branches | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Complete | Partial | ARMA | Br | |||||
1 | M | 64 | C7–T1 | R | T2–T3 | Medial C7–T1 | T2 | Yes |
2 | W | 67 | C7–T1 | R | T2–T4?a | Medial T1 | T1 | No |
3 | W | 59 | C6–C7 | L | T2–T3 | Medial T1 | T2 | No |
4 | M | 30 | C6–C7 | R | T2 | Medial C7 | T2 | No |
5 | W | 47 | C6–C7 | R | T3 | Medial T2 | – | Yes |
6 | M | 18 | C7–T1 | R | T2–T3 | Medial T1 | T2 | No |
7 | W | 56 | C7–T1 | R | T2–T3 | Medial T1 | – | No |
8 | W | 60 | C7–T1 | R | T2–T4?a | Medial T1 | – | No |
9 | W | 31 | C6–C7 | R | T1–T2 | ?b | – | No |
Note:—ARMA indicates anterior radiculomedullary artery; Br, bronchial artery; R, right; L, left; –, none; M, man; W, woman.
↵a Question mark indicates that the caudal extension of the descending thoracic VA was beyond the FOV.
↵b Question mark indicates that motion artifacts prevented evaluating the presence of a proximal medial branch.