Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Diameter versus Volume: A Systematic Review

Recently, AAA volume measurement has been proposed as a potentially valuable surveillance method in situations when diameter measurement might fail. The aim of this systematic review was to analyze the results of previous studies comparing AAA diameter and volume measurements. A systematic search in...

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Published in:Biomedicines 2023-03, Vol.11 (3), p.941
Main Authors: Vaitėnas, Gediminas, Mosenko, Valerija, Račytė, Austėja, Medelis, Karolis, Skrebūnas, Arminas, Baltrūnas, Tomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abdominal aneurysm
abdominal aortic aneurysm
Aortic aneurysms
Clinical decision making
Clinical medicine
Comparative analysis
Diagnosis
diameter
follow-up
Measurement
Medical imaging
Methods
Morphology
Patients
Physical measurements
Software
Surveillance
Systematic Review
Tomography
Ultrasonic imaging
volume
Volume (Cubic content)
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Summary:Recently, AAA volume measurement has been proposed as a potentially valuable surveillance method in situations when diameter measurement might fail. The aim of this systematic review was to analyze the results of previous studies comparing AAA diameter and volume measurements. A systematic search in PubMed, Cochrane, and EMBASE databases was performed to identify studies investigating the use of diameter and volume measurements in AAA diagnosis and prognosis in English, German, and Russian, published until December 2022. The manuscripts were reviewed by three researchers and scored on the quality of the research using MINORS criteria. After screening 752 manuscripts, 19 studies ( = 1690) were included. The majority ( = 17) of the manuscripts appeared to favor volume. It is, however, important to highlight the heterogeneity of methodologies and lack of standardized protocol for measuring both volume and diameter in the included studies, which hindered the interpretation of the results. The clinical relevance of abdominal aortic aneurysm volume measurement is still unclear, although studies show favorable and promising results for volumetric changes in AAA, especially in follow-up after EVAR.
ISSN:2227-9059
2227-9059
DOI:10.3390/biomedicines11030941