Aortoiliac diameter and length in a healthy cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Diameter is currently the only screening and diagnostic criterion for asymptomatic aneurysms. Therefore, aortic and lower-extremity arterial diameter has diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic importance. We aimed to determine aortic and lower-extremity arterial reference diameters in a general population and compare them according to age, sex, and other characteristics.

Methods

We evaluated consecutive 3,692 patients who underwent computed tomography as part of a general health checkup from 2015-2019 in a single tertiary center. Aortic and lower-extremity arterial diameters and the most important factor related to arterial diameters were evaluated.

Results

The mean diameter of the abdominal aorta was 17.490 ± 2.110 mm, while that of the common iliac artery

SUBMITTER: Kim H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9071155 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature