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Diameters of the thoracic aorta throughout life as measured with helical computed tomography  Alfred Hager, MD, Harald Kaemmerer, MD, VD, PhD, Ulrike.

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1 Diameters of the thoracic aorta throughout life as measured with helical computed tomography 
Alfred Hager, MD, Harald Kaemmerer, MD, VD, PhD, Ulrike Rapp-Bernhardt, MD, Sebastian Blücher, MD, Karl Rapp, Thomas M. Bernhardt, MD, Michael Galanski, MD, PhD, John Hess, MD, PhD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 123, Issue 6, Pages (June 2002) DOI: /mtc Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Levels of measured aortic diameters: 1, Aortic valve sinus; 2, ascending aorta; 3, aorta proximal to innominate artery; 4, proximal transverse aortic arch; 5, distal transverse aortic arch; 6, aortic isthmus; 7, descending aorta at level of diaphragmatic wall of left ventricle. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /mtc ) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

3 Fig. 2 Mean aortic diameters at various levels measured by helical CT in 70 adults. Thin lines represent ± 2 SD, representing 95% reference area. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /mtc ) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

4 Fig. 3 Age-related means and 95% reference bands of internal diameter (in centimeters) of thoracic aorta at various levels, derived from helical CT measurements in 70 adults years old. Open circles represent women; closed circles represent men. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /mtc ) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

5 Fig. 4 Mean ratios of aortic diameters at various levels normalized to diameter at diaphragm as measured by helical CT in 70 adults. Thin lines represent ± 2 SD, representing 95% reference area. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /mtc ) Copyright © 2002 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

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