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Vascular anatomy of the spinal cord
  1. Alejandro Santillan,
  2. Veronica Nacarino,
  3. Edward Greenberg,
  4. Howard A Riina,
  5. Y Pierre Gobin,
  6. Athos Patsalides
  1. Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Neurological Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr A Santillan, 525 E 68th St, Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Neurological Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY 10065, USA; als2052{at}med.cornell.edu

Abstract

In this article, a detailed description of the normal arterial supply and venous drainage of the spinal cord is provided, and the role of catheter angiography and MR angiography in depicting the vascular anatomy of the spinal cord is discussed.

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  • Correction notice This article has been corrected since it was published Online First. The section head has been amended to Spine.

  • Competing interests None.

  • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.