Aorta (Descending (B2)) - Vessels

Pediatrics

Vascular

Vessels

Aorta

Descending (B2)

Formula

X-ray computed tomography

B2= (0.572 x âge) + 9.56mm

B2 : measured at the level of A1 in a coronal plane

Reference

Fitzgerald SW, Donaldson JS, Poznanski AK. Pediatric thoracic aorta: Normal measurements determined with CT. Radiology 1987; 165:667-668

Pubmed ID: 3685346

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Pediatrics

Vascular

Vessels

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