Editing Artery of Adamkiewicz (section)

==Anatomy==
The artery has a  characteristic "hairpin" turn on the cord surface as it first courses superiorly, then turns inferiorly. In 75% of people, it originates on the left side of the aorta between the T8 and L1 vertebral segments.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lazorthes |first1=Guy |last2=Gouaze |first2=Andrè |last3=Zadeh |first3=Jean O. |last4=Jacques Santini |first4=Jean |last5=Lazorthes |first5=Yves |last6=Burdin |first6=Phillipe |s2cid=1899816 |title=Arterial vascularization of the spinal cord |journal=Journal of Neurosurgery |volume=35 |pages=253–62 |year=1971 |doi=10.3171/jns.1971.35.3.0253 |pmid=22046635 |issue=3}}</ref> In addition to being able to be either right or left-sided, the vessel can arise from a [[lumbar artery]] instead of from the aorta.<ref name=takase/>

In an extensive literature review, recognition of the AKA using CT and/or MR was achieved in 466 of 555 cases (83.96%) and in 384 (83.3%) cases the AKA originated from a left intercostal artery.<ref name="amato">{{cite journal |last1=Melissano |first1=G. |last2=Bertoglio |first2=L. |last3=Civelli |first3=V. |last4=Moraes Amato |first4=A.C. |last5=Coppi |first5=G. |last6=Civilini |first6=E. |last7=Calori |first7=G. |last8=De Cobelli |first8=F. |last9=Del Maschio |first9=A. |last10=Chiesa |first10=R. |title=Demonstration of the Adamkiewicz Artery by Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography Analysed with the Open-Source Software OsiriX |journal=European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery |volume=37 |issue=4 |pages=395–400 |year=2009 |pmid=19230726 |doi=10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.12.022|display-authors=8 |doi-access=free }}</ref>