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Area of Science:

  • Radiology and Imaging
  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Vascular Biology

Background:

  • Establishing normative data for vascular structures is crucial for diagnosing conditions like aneurysms and hypoplasia.
  • Computed tomography (CT) is a key imaging modality for assessing aortic dimensions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To create effective aorta diameter standards at multiple thoracic, abdominal, and common iliac artery levels.
  • To develop z-score calculable standards for healthy children and young adults across a wide size range.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 88 thoracic and 110 abdominal CT examinations in children (0-20 years).
  • Effective diameter (average of anteroposterior and lateral diameters) measured by two radiologists.
  • Polynomial regression models incorporating body surface area (BSA) and sex were used to establish standards.

Main Results:

  • Excellent interrater reliability (correlation coefficients 0.95-0.98) was achieved.
  • A polynomial regression model including linear, quadratic, and cubic BSA terms and sex best predicted effective diameter.
  • Z-scores were calculated using observed and expected effective diameters and mean squared error (MSE).

Conclusions:

  • Normal ranges for effective aorta and common iliac artery diameters were determined for children of varying sizes and sexes.
  • Deviations from these established normal ranges may indicate aortic aneurysm or hypoplasia.