Assessment of thoracic aorta in different cardiac phases in patients with non-aorta diseases using cardiac CT

Abstract The aim was to evaluate the thoracic aorta in different cardiac phases to obtain the correct cardiac phase for measuring the maximum diameter required to predict aortic disease. Cardiac CT was performed on 97 patients for suspected coronary artery disease. The average diameter of ascending...

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Main Authors: Xue Zheng, Yu-jiao Deng, Fu-Gang Han, Jin-Rong Zhou, Li Luo, Jing Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94677-5