title: The transverse diameter of the abdominal part of the aorta: an anatomo-radiological study through computerized tomography.
abstract: Using the computerized tomography technique in a systematic research, the authors tried to establish the most common patterns of the transverse diameter of the abdominal part of the aorta. They observed 120 cases and reached the conclusion that in both sexes the greatest transverse diameter at T11-T12 was 27 mm, at L1-L2 it was 23 mm and at L4-L5 21 mm, while the smallest diameter was 12 mm at T11-T12, 11 mm at L1-L2 and 11 mm at L4-L5. The scarcity of researches employing computerized tomography renders this contribution an important complement of anatomical and angiographic studies.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Radiology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ures
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Gatto
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Prates
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ures
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed