Vascular Deformation Mapping of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Population
2.2. Image Segmentation
2.3. Vascular Deformation Mapping
2.4. Evaluation of Aortic Diameter and Volume
2.5. Statistics
3. Results
3.1. Patient Selection and VDM Technical Success
3.2. Patient Demographics
3.3. Evaluation of Diameter and Volume
3.4. VDM Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Patient ID | Age * | Sex | Smoker * | PAD | CAD | Previous Intervention | Subsequent Intervention | Rupture |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AAA3 | 73 | Male | Current | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (EVAR) | No |
AAA6 | 82 | Male | Never | No | Yes | No | No | No |
AAA8 | 80 | Male | Former | No | No | No | Yes (EVAR) | No |
AAA9 | 69 | Male | Former | No | Yes | No | Yes (EVAR) | No |
AAA11 | 56 | Male | Current | No | No | No | Yes (EVAR) | No |
AAA17 | 76 | Female | Former | No | No | No | Yes (EVAR) | No |
AAA19 | 78 | Male | Former | No | Yes | Yes (EVAR) | No | No |
Average | 72.57 | |||||||
SD | 8.60 |
Patient ID | Dmax CT1 (cm) | Volume CT1 (cm3) | Dmax CT2 (cm) | Volume CT2 (cm3) | ∆ Time (Months) | ∆ Dmax (cm) | ∆ Volume (cm3) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AAA3 | 5.1 | 124.15 | 5.1 | 136.02 | 12.6 | 0.0 | 11.87 |
AAA6 | 4.6 | 58.13 | 5.7 | 99.81 | 64.9 | 1.1 | 41.68 |
AAA8 | 4.9 | 113.41 | 5.4 | 151.26 | 12.9 | 0.6 | 37.85 |
AAA9 | 7.3 | 263.42 | 7.9 | 335.43 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 72.01 |
AAA11 | 4.8 | 103.18 | 5.2 | 139.95 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 36.77 |
AAA17 | 3.4 | 43.70 | 3.4 | 45.49 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 1.79 |
AAA19 | 7.1 | 243.48 | 7.2 | 238.39 | 14.2 | 0.1 | −5.09 |
Average | 5.06 | 11.96 | 5.51 | 14.69 | |||
SD | 1.17 | 7.15 | 1.33 | 9.04 |
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Braet, D.J.; Eliason, J.; Ahmed, Y.; van Bakel, P.A.J.; Zhong, J.; Bian, Z.; Figueroa, C.A.; Burris, N.S. Vascular Deformation Mapping of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Tomography 2021, 7, 189-201. https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography7020017
Braet DJ, Eliason J, Ahmed Y, van Bakel PAJ, Zhong J, Bian Z, Figueroa CA, Burris NS. Vascular Deformation Mapping of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Tomography. 2021; 7(2):189-201. https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography7020017
Chicago/Turabian StyleBraet, Drew J., Jonathan Eliason, Yunus Ahmed, Pieter A. J. van Bakel, Jiayang Zhong, Zhangxing Bian, Carlos Alberto Figueroa, and Nicholas S. Burris. 2021. "Vascular Deformation Mapping of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm" Tomography 7, no. 2: 189-201. https://doi.org/10.3390/tomography7020017