Prevalence of Incidentally Identified Thoracic Aortic Dilations: Insights for Screening Criteria
Abstract
Systematic screening for ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms and dilations does not exist currently with unknown prevalence and diagnostic yields. We evaluated the prevalence of ascending thoracic aortic dilation.Computed tomography scans including the chest in adult patients carried out during 2016 were reviewed at our institution. Aortic dilation was defined as the ascending thoracic aorta diameter ≥ 4.0 cm, with sensitivity analyses using...
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Title
Prevalence of Incidentally Identified Thoracic Aortic Dilations: Insights for Screening Criteria
Published Date
Jul 1, 2019
Volume
35
Issue
7
Pages
892 - 898
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