Three-dimensional evaluation of thoracic aorta enlargement and unfolding in hypertensive men using non-contrast computed tomography

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 504-509

  Craiem, D ^a,b   Chironi, G ^a,c,d   Casciaro, M E ^b   Redheuil, A ^a,c,e   Mousseaux, E ^a,c,e   Simon, A ^a,c,d  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^b FAVALORO UNIVERSITY   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d PARIS CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Aortic arch uncoiling; Non contrast MSCT; Thoracic aorta 3D reconstruction; Tridimensional image segmentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; AORTA ARCH; AORTA DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; DESCENDING AORTA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PULMONARY ARTERY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORACIC AORTA ENLARGEMENT;

AORTA, THORACIC; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84880314935     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2012.69     Document Type: Article

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