Yuting Wang1,2, Chengcheng Zhu2, Joseph Leach2, Warren Gasper3, David Saloner2, Michael Hope2. 1. Department of Radiology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610072, China. 2. Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. 3. Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The factors influencing common iliac artery aneurysm (CIA) growth are not fully known. Intraluminal thrombus (ILT) has been studied as a marker of growth in abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), but its role in CIAs is unknown. This study aims to examine the factors associated with growth of CIAs coexistent with AAA using serial cross-sectional imaging (CT and MRI) with multiplanar reconstruction (MPR). METHODS: Patients with synchronous AAA and CIA observed at contrast-enhanced CT or MRI were included. The maximal diameters of both CIA and AAA were measured using MPR. Correlation of the baseline aneurysm diameter and growth rate between CIA and AAA was evaluated. Multivariate regression analysis was used to investigate the factors associated with CIA growth. RESULTS: Seventy-five AAA patients (age 74±9 years; all male) with 100 CIAs were followed for an average of 2.2±1.2 years. CIA and AAA growth were positively correlated (r=0.39, P<0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that CIA baseline diameter, AAA baseline diameter, and smoking were positively related to CIA growth. In 2-3 cm CIAs (n=59), ILT tends to be an independent predictor of AAA growth (P=0.076), and CIAs with ILT grow at more than twice the rate of CIAs without ILT (1.7 vs. 0.8 mm/year, P=0.036), despite similar baseline diameters. CONCLUSIONS: CIA baseline diameter, coexisting AAA baseline diameter, and smoking are associated with CIA growth. In CIAs measuring 2-3 cm, the presence of ILT is associated with faster growth, and should be taken into account when determining surveillance intervals and timing of intervention for patients being considered for AAA repair. 2020 Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. All rights reserved.
BACKGROUND: The factors influencing common iliac artery aneurysm (CIA) growth are not fully known. Intraluminal thrombus (ILT) has been studied as a marker of growth in abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), but its role in CIAs is unknown. This study aims to examine the factors associated with growth of CIAs coexistent with AAA using serial cross-sectional imaging (CT and MRI) with multiplanar reconstruction (MPR). METHODS: Patients with synchronous AAA and CIA observed at contrast-enhanced CT or MRI were included. The maximal diameters of both CIA and AAA were measured using MPR. Correlation of the baseline aneurysm diameter and growth rate between CIA and AAA was evaluated. Multivariate regression analysis was used to investigate the factors associated with CIA growth. RESULTS: Seventy-five AAA patients (age 74±9 years; all male) with 100 CIAs were followed for an average of 2.2±1.2 years. CIA and AAA growth were positively correlated (r=0.39, P<0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that CIA baseline diameter, AAA baseline diameter, and smoking were positively related to CIA growth. In 2-3 cm CIAs (n=59), ILT tends to be an independent predictor of AAA growth (P=0.076), and CIAs with ILT grow at more than twice the rate of CIAs without ILT (1.7 vs. 0.8 mm/year, P=0.036), despite similar baseline diameters. CONCLUSIONS: CIA baseline diameter, coexisting AAA baseline diameter, and smoking are associated with CIA growth. In CIAs measuring 2-3 cm, the presence of ILT is associated with faster growth, and should be taken into account when determining surveillance intervals and timing of intervention for patients being considered for AAA repair. 2020 Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. All rights reserved.
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