Arm elevation during computed tomography does not significantly alter abdominal aortic aneurysm anatomy.
University of Toronto, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 5, King's College Road, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G8 Canada; University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Division of Vascular Surgery, 200, Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4 Canada. Electronic address: mg.doyle@utoronto.ca.
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University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, Tour Viger, 900, Saint Denis Street, Montreal, QC, H2X 0A9 Canada.
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University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, Tour Viger, 900, Saint Denis Street, Montreal, QC, H2X 0A9 Canada.
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University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 200, Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4 Canada.
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University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, Tour Viger, 900, Saint Denis Street, Montreal, QC, H2X 0A9 Canada.
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University of Toronto, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 5, King's College Road, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G8 Canada; University of Toronto, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, 164, College Street, Room 407, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G9 Canada.
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University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Division of Vascular Surgery, 200, Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4 Canada.
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D000328:Adult; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001132:Arm; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
Aortic aneurysm; Aortic rupture; Computed tomography; Patient positioning