The use of 4-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging and fluid structure interaction analysis to predict failure of medical therapy in acute uncomplicated type B aortic dissection
Cebull H, Liu M, Piccinelli M, Dong H, Naeem M, Du Y, Oshinski J, Gleason R, Elefteriades J, Leshnower B. The use of 4-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging and fluid structure interaction analysis to predict failure of medical therapy in acute uncomplicated type B aortic dissection. JTCVS Techniques 2024, 27: 40-44. PMID: 39478892, PMCID: PMC11519730, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2024.06.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe role of anatomic shape features in the prognosis of uncomplicated type B aortic dissection initially treated with optimal medical therapy
Liu M, Dong H, Mazlout A, Wu Y, Kalyanasundaram A, Oshinski J, Sun W, Elefteriades J, Leshnower B, Gleason R. The role of anatomic shape features in the prognosis of uncomplicated type B aortic dissection initially treated with optimal medical therapy. Computers In Biology And Medicine 2024, 170: 108041. PMID: 38330820, PMCID: PMC10932856, DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.108041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType B aortic dissectionTreated with optimal medical therapyAortic growth rateOptimal medical therapyUncomplicated type B aortic dissectionB aortic dissectionMedical therapyCT scanPatients' long-term survivalType B aortic dissection patientsLong-term outcomesLong-term survivalFailure groupAortic expansionChronic phaseFailure patientsPatientsCT imagesTherapyDissectionStatistical shape modelFailurePrognosisScanningRegression