Diagnosis of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms by Computed Tomography Without Allometric Scaling

JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Nov 2;3(11):e2023689. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.23689.

Abstract

This diagnostic study of computed tomography scans at a single tertiary care center compares radiologist descriptions of abnormal size ascending aortas with definitions of aorta diameters defined by nomograms.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities
  • Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tertiary Care Centers
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
  • United States / epidemiology