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IMAGING CHARACTERISTICS OF PULMONARY ARTERY ANATOMY IN ADULTS ON MSCT
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Purpose: to describe imaging characteristics of pulmonary artery anatomy in adults on MSCT and assessment of factor. Material and method: descriptive cross-sectional study on 31 patients having normal thoracic MSCT and normal PA pressures determined by echocardiography. Result: The left hilum is higher than the right in 97% of individuals. The mean PA length diameter measured 49.4mm, left PA diameter measured 30,48mm, right PA diameter measured 32,27mm. The mean PA diameter measured 27,21mm, right PA and left PA is 21.67mm and 20.61mm. There were correlations between main PA diameter and body-mass index (BMI) (R=0.48; p=0.005) and weight (R=0.52; p=0.003). However, there was no significant correlation between main PA diameter and age, height, PA length (p>0.05).
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pulmonary artery, multidetector computed tomography
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