Reproducibility of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Diameter Measurement and Growth Evaluation on Axial and Multiplanar Computed Tomography Reformations

Purpose To compare different methods measuring abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) maximal diameter (Dmax) and its progression on multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) scan. Materials and Methods Forty AAA patients with two MDCT scans acquired at different times (baseline and follow-up) were included...

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Published in:Cardiovascular and interventional radiology 2012-08, Vol.35 (4), p.779-787
Main Authors: Dugas, Alexandre, Therasse, Éric, Kauffmann, Claude, Tang, An, Elkouri, Stephane, Nozza, Anna, Giroux, Marie-France, Oliva, Vincent L., Soulez, Gilles
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
AORTA
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - pathology
Cardiology
Clinical Investigation
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
Disease Progression
Female
Humans
Imaging
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Nuclear Medicine
PATIENTS
Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
Radiology
RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Reproducibility of Results
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
Ultrasound
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Summary:Purpose To compare different methods measuring abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) maximal diameter (Dmax) and its progression on multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) scan. Materials and Methods Forty AAA patients with two MDCT scans acquired at different times (baseline and follow-up) were included. Three observers measured AAA diameters by seven different methods: on axial images (anteroposterior, transverse, maximal, and short-axis views) and on multiplanar reformation (MPR) images (coronal, sagittal, and orthogonal views). Diameter measurement and progression were compared over time for the seven methods. Reproducibility of measurement methods was assessed by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and Bland–Altman analysis. Results Dmax, as measured on axial slices at baseline and follow-up (FU) MDCTs, was greater than that measured using the orthogonal method ( p  = 0.046 for baseline and 0.028 for FU), whereas Dmax measured with the orthogonal method was greater those using all other measurement methods ( p -value range:
ISSN:0174-1551
1432-086X
DOI:10.1007/s00270-011-0259-y