Table 1 MSCT findings and z-scores of aortic anatomies
From: Assessment of anatomy of the aorta in patients with a coarctation of aorta
Variables | Size (in mm) | Z-score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Standard deviation (SD) | Range | Mean | Standard deviation (SD) | Range | |
Ascending aorta | 23.0 | ± 8.03 | 8.5–37.0 | + 2.19 | ± 1.64 | − 1.06–+ 5.49 |
Aortic arch | 14.7 | ± 6.49 | 6–37.0 | − 0.743 | ± 1.85 | − 4.10–+ 3.54 |
Isthmus | 5.51 | ± 3.66 | 1.2–21.0 | − 5.34 | ± 3.13 | − 13.2–+ 3.52 |
Descending aorta | 15.5 | ± 5.99 | 5.5–31.0 | + 1.33 | ± 1.68 | − 2.54–+ 5.53 |
Aorta in diaphragm level | 13.6 | ± 5.02 | 4.3–30.0 | + 0.925 | ± 2.05 | − 5.88–+ 6.12 |