Yunus Ahmed1,2, Nitesh Nama3, Ignas B Houben2, Joost A van Herwaarden2, Frans L Moll2, David M Williams4, C Alberto Figueroa3,5, Himanshu J Patel1, Nicholas S Burris4,5. 1. Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. 2. Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. 3. Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. 4. Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. 5. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Confident growth assessment during imaging follow-up is often limited by substantial variability of diameter measurements and the fact that growth does not always occur at standard measurement locations. There is a need for imaging-based techniques to more accurately assess growth. In this study, we investigated the feasibility of a three-dimensional aortic growth assessment technique to quantify aortic growth in patients following open aortic repair. METHODS: Three-dimensional aortic growth was measured using vascular deformation mapping (VDM), a technique which quantifies the localized rate of volumetric growth at the aortic wall, expressed in units of Jacobian (J) per year. We included 16 patients and analysed 6 aortic segments per patient (96 total segments). Growth was assessed by 3 metrics: clinically reported diameters, Jacobian determinant and targeted diameter re-measurements. RESULTS: VDM was able to clearly depict the presence or absence of localized aortic growth and allows for an assessment of the distribution of growth and its relation to anatomic landmarks (e.g. anastomoses, branch arteries). Targeted diameter change showed a stronger and significant correlation with J (r = 0.20, P = 0.047) compared to clinical diameter change (r = 0.15, P = 0.141). Among 20/96 (21%) segments with growth identified by VDM, growth was confirmed by clinical measurements in 7 and targeted re-measurements in 11. Agreement of growth assessments between VDM and diameter measurements was slightly higher for targeted re-measurements (kappa = 0.38) compared to clinical measurements (kappa = 0.25). CONCLUSIONS: Aortic growth is often uncertain and underappreciated when assessed via standard diameter measurements. Three-dimensional growth assessment with VDM offers a more comprehensive assessment of growth, allows for targeted diameter measurements and could be an additional tool to determine which post-surgical patients at high and low risk for future complications.
OBJECTIVES: Confident growth assessment during imaging follow-up is often limited by substantial variability of diameter measurements and the fact that growth does not always occur at standard measurement locations. There is a need for imaging-based techniques to more accurately assess growth. In this study, we investigated the feasibility of a three-dimensional aortic growth assessment technique to quantify aortic growth in patients following open aortic repair. METHODS: Three-dimensional aortic growth was measured using vascular deformation mapping (VDM), a technique which quantifies the localized rate of volumetric growth at the aortic wall, expressed in units of Jacobian (J) per year. We included 16 patients and analysed 6 aortic segments per patient (96 total segments). Growth was assessed by 3 metrics: clinically reported diameters, Jacobian determinant and targeted diameter re-measurements. RESULTS: VDM was able to clearly depict the presence or absence of localized aortic growth and allows for an assessment of the distribution of growth and its relation to anatomic landmarks (e.g. anastomoses, branch arteries). Targeted diameter change showed a stronger and significant correlation with J (r = 0.20, P = 0.047) compared to clinical diameter change (r = 0.15, P = 0.141). Among 20/96 (21%) segments with growth identified by VDM, growth was confirmed by clinical measurements in 7 and targeted re-measurements in 11. Agreement of growth assessments between VDM and diameter measurements was slightly higher for targeted re-measurements (kappa = 0.38) compared to clinical measurements (kappa = 0.25). CONCLUSIONS: Aortic growth is often uncertain and underappreciated when assessed via standard diameter measurements. Three-dimensional growth assessment with VDM offers a more comprehensive assessment of growth, allows for targeted diameter measurements and could be an additional tool to determine which post-surgical patients at high and low risk for future complications.
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