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Figure 1. Aortic centerline creation in TeraRecon: (A) Aortic centerline
points (sagittal plane), (B) Aortic centerline points (transverse
plane), (C & D) CPR-generated aortic centerline and manual correction
of a misaligned point.
Figure 2. TeraRecon image captures illustrating: (A) Centerline
extending from the Aortic valve beyond the origin of the innominate
artery, (B) STJ and IA labeled, (C) Cross-section of the PA bifurcation,
(D) Cross-section of the Aorta at the origin of the innominate, and (E)
Cross-section of the aorta at the level of the STJ.
Figure 3. Scatterplot of age and aortic length separated by ATAAD and
control patients.
Figure 4. Scatterplot of BSA and aortic length separated by ATAAD and
control patients.
Figure 5. Histograms demonstrating the distribution of (A) aortic
length, (B) aortic diameter at STJ, and (C) aortic diameter at PAB for
the ATAAD and control groups.