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ArticlePolish journal of radiology2020

Detection of the artery of Adamkiewicz using multidetector row computed tomography in patients with spinal arteriovenous shunt disease.

Sodai Hoshiai, Masanari Shiigai, Takahiro Konishi, Yasunobu Nakai, Tomohiko Masumoto

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Sodai HoshiaiDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Masanari ShiigaiDepartment of Radiology, Tsukuba Medical Centre Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Takahiro KonishiDepartment of Radiology, Tsukuba Medical Centre Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Yasunobu NakaiIntravascular Treatment Centre, Yokohama Brain and Spine Centre, Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
Tomohiko MasumotoDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital · JPUniversity of Tsukuba · JP

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Abstract

purposeTo plan a treatment strategy for a spinal arteriovenous shunt (SAVS), identifying the artery of Adamkiewicz (AKA) and its origin is indispensable. However, detecting the AKA is very difficult in patients with an SAVS when using computed tomography angiography (CTA) by the usual method to find the hairpin curved artery because dilated drainage veins nearly always coexist with the hairpin curved AKA. We designed a method to identify the AKA by focusing on the diameter and pathway of the anterior radiculomedullary arteries (RMAs). MATERIAL AND

methodsSeven consecutive patients with an SAVS were surveyed. They underwent contrast-enhanced CTA and conventional angiography from January 2009 to December 2012. Two readers evaluated the CTA images and assumed that the AKA was the artery that ran through the anterior portion of the neural foramen and continued to pass on the ventral side of the spinal cord.

resultsAmong the seven patients, nine AKAs were detected with conventional angiography. When using our method, seven AKAs and six AKAs were identified on CTA by Reader 1 and Reader 2, respectively. The average sensitivity was 72.3%, and the specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were sufficiently high (i.e. > 85%) for both readers. The kappa value for detecting the AKA was 0.98.

conclusionsDetecting the origin of the AKA with CTA is challenging in patients with an SAVS. However, focusing on the diameter and pathway of the RMAs may allow successful identification.

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arteriovenous fistulaartery of Adamkiewiczcomputed tomographycomputed tomography angiographymultidetector computed tomographyspinal arteriovenous shunt

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