Table 2 Relationship between IMA roots at different vertebral levels and their distance to aortic bifurcation, sacral promontory, SMA roots and the first branch of IMA (mm)
Distance to IMA root | L2 vertebral body (n = 9) | L2/L3 disc level (n = 7) | L3 vertebral body (n = 166) | L3/L4 disc level (n = 15) | L4 vertebral body (n = 15) | F | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DIMA-AB, mean ± SD | 42.55 ± 4.01 | 42.62 ± 11.18 | 41.95 ± 6.76 | 41.67 ± 5.76 | 36.71 ± 4.42 | 2.22 | 0.068 |
DIMA, mean ± SD | 117.18 ± 9.19 | 116.34 ± 6.63 | 100.87 ± 10.86 | 87.02 ± 5.38 | 79.39 ± 11.06 | 31.01 | 0.000 |
DIMA-SMA, mean ± SD | 67.76 ± 11.11 | 68.14 ± 11.71 | 72.04 ± 8.89 | 76.25 ± 8.76 | 85.12 ± 9.31 | 8.82 | 0.000 |
dIMA, mean ± SD | 46.03 ± 11.36 | 42.37 ± 7.72 | 38.73 ± 10.03 | 36.52 ± 7.51 | 31.51 ± 7.91 | 3.72 | 0.006 |