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- Title
Volumetry and biomechanical parameters detected by 3D and 2D ultrasound in patients with and without an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
- Authors
Batagini, Nayara Cioffi; Ventura, Carlos Augusto Pinto; Raghavan, Madhavan L.; Chammas, Maria Cristina; Tachibana, Adriano; da Silva, Erasmo Simão
- Abstract
The objective was to demonstrate the ability of ultrasound (US) with 3D properties to evaluate volumetry and biomechanical parameters of the aorta in patients with and without abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Thirty-one patients with normal aortas (group 1), 46 patients with AAA measuring 3.0–5.5 cm (group 2) and 31 patients with AAA ⩾ 5.5 cm (group 3) underwent a 2D/3D-US examination of the infra-renal aorta, and the images were post-processed prior to being analyzed. In the maximum diameter, the global circumferential strain and the global maximum rotation assessed by 2D speckle-tracking algorithms were compared among the three groups. The volumetry data obtained using 3D-US from 40 AAA patients were compared with the volumetry data obtained by a contemporary computed tomography (CT) scan. The median global circumferential strain was 2.0% (interquartile range (IR): 1.0–3.0), 1.0% (IR: 1.0–2.0) and 1.0% (IR: 1.0–1.75) in groups 1, 2 and 3, respectively (p < 0.001). The median global maximum rotation decreased progressively from group 1 to group 3 (1.38º (IR: 0.77–2.13), 0.80º (IR: 0.57–1.0) and 0.50º (IR: 0.31–0.75), p < 0.001). AAA volume estimations by 3D-US correlated well with CT (R2 = 0.76). In conclusion, US with 3D properties is non-invasive and has the potential to evaluate volumetry and biomechanical characteristics of AAA.
- Subjects
ABDOMINAL aortic aneurysms; AORTIC aneurysm diagnosis; DIAGNOSTIC ultrasonic imaging; COMPUTED tomography; THREE-dimensional imaging; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Vascular Medicine, 2016, Vol 21, Issue 3, p209
- ISSN
1358-863X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1358863X16629727