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. 2021 Dec 7;44(3):431–441. doi: 10.1007/s00276-021-02865-9

Table 4.

The percentage location of aorta (or common iliac artery left/right) in particular position (1, ½, 2, 2 ½…) at the level of intervertebral disc or upper or lower margin of vertebrae in male and female groups

Aorta (%) Left common iliac artery (%) Right common iliac artery (%)
A1 A1 1/2 A2 A2 1/2 A3 A3 1/2 A4 A1 A1 1/2 A2 A2 1/2 A3 A3 1/2 A4 A1 A1 1/2 A2 A2 1/2 A3 A3 1/2 A4
Male
 TH12/L1 0 0 2.31 3.3 93.73 0.66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 L1 U 0 0 1.67 3.68 93.31 0.33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 L1 L 0 0 2.99 4.32 92.69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 L1/L2 0 0 1.66 4.98 93.36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 L2 U 0 0 2.32 6.62 91.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 L2 L 0 0 7.95 8.94 83.11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 L2/L3 0 0 9.6 10.26 80.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 L3 U 0 0 9.9 11.22 78.88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 L3 L 0 0 19.14 14.85 66.01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 L3/L4 0 0 18.12 16.78 64.77 0 0.34 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 66.67 33.33 0 0 0
 L4 U 0 0 18.31 18.66 63.03 0 0 0 0 0 5.26 94.74 0 0 0 0 68.42 31.58 0 0 0
 L4 L 0 0 28.21 15.38 56.41 0 0 0 0 2.7 6.49 89.19 1.08 0.54 0 0 80.98 9.78 9.24 0 0
 L4/L5 0 0 23.73 22.03 54.24 0 0 0 0 8.33 2.5 86.25 1.67 1.25 1.26 1.26 81.93 4.62 10.92 0 0
 L5 U 0 0 17.65 5.88 76.47 0 0 0 0.37 11.72 4.76 76.56 1.83 4.76 2.56 1.47 80.22 4.4 10.99 0 0.37
 L5 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.76 0.38 60.84 8.75 29.28 11.41 7.98 78.71 0 1.9 0 0
Aorta (%) Left common iliac artery (%) Right common iliac artery (%)
A1 A1 1/2 A2 A2 1/2 A3 A3 1/2 A4 A1 A1 1/2 A2 A2 1/2 A3 A3 1/2 A4 A1 A1 1/2 A2 A2 1/2 A3 A3 1/2 A4
Female
 TH12/L1 0 0 2.79 4.78 92.43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 L1 U 0 0 2.79 4.78 92.43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 L1 L 0 0 1.19 5.14 93.68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 L1/L2 0 0 2.37 7.11 90.12 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 L2 U 0 0 2.77 7.91 88.93 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 L2 L 0 0 8.3 7.91 83.4 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 L2/L3 0 0 11.46 9.88 78.66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 L3 U 0 0 9.09 13.83 77.08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 L3 L 0 0 10.76 10.76 78.49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 L3/L4 0 0 12.7 11.89 75.41 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 42.86 28.57 28.57 0 0
 L4 U 0 0 11.06 13.27 75.66 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 53.85 19.23 26.92 0 0
 L4 L 0 0 21.78 17.82 60.4 0 0 0 0 2 1.33 89.33 2 5.33 0.66 1.32 70.86 9.27 17.88 0 0
 L4/L5 0 0 19.61 23.53 56.86 0 0 0 0 2.51 1.01 82.91 3.52 10.05 2.01 0.5 81.91 4.52 11.06 0 0
 L5 U 0 0 22.22 22.22 55.56 0 0 0 0 6.87 4.29 69.96 3.86 15.02 5.73 0.88 76.65 5.29 10.57 0.44 0.44
 L5 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.23 36.41 8.29 52.07 30.23 6.51 62.33 0.47 0.47 0 0

A area, U upper margin of disc, L lower margin of disc