Relationship between Abdominal Aortic Calcification, Abdominal Adiposity, and Liver Density

Öztürk, Cansu; Güngör, Özlem; Kaplanoğlu, Veysel; Kasikci, Merve; Ramadan, Selma Uysal

doi:10.29271/jcpsp.2020.12.1245

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“…The AA-CAS was calculated according to a method described in previous reports ( Figure 2 ). 12 The measurements were taken from the aortic wall at a level between the L1 and L4 vertebral bodies. On the sagittal CT images, the affected abdominal aorta length with reciprocal vertebra was scored between 0 and 3 as 0 (no calcification), 1 (1/3 of vertebral length affected), 2 (2/3 of vertebral length affected), and 3 (whole vertebral length affected).…”

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Evaluation of abdominal computed tomography findings in patients with COVID-19: a multicenter study

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Ozbay²,

Idılman³

et al. 2023

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PURPOSETo evaluate the frequency of abdominal computed tomography (CT) findings in patients with coronavirus disease-2019 and interrogate the relationship between abdominal CT findings and patient demographic features, clinical findings, and laboratory test results as well as the CT atherosclerosis score in the abdominal aorta. METHODSThis study was designed as a multicenter retrospective study. The abdominal CT findings of 1.181 patients with positive abdominal symptoms from 26 tertiary medical centers with a positive polymerase chain-reaction test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 were reviewed. The frequency of ischemic and non-ischemic CT findings as well as the association between CT findings, clinical features, and abdominal aortic calcific atherosclerosis score (AA-CAS) were recorded. RESULTSIschemic and non-ischemic abdominal CT findings were detected in 240 (20.3%) and 328 (27.7%) patients, respectively. In 147 patients (12.4%), intra-abdominal malignancy was present. The most frequent ischemic abdominal CT findings were bowel wall thickening (n = 120; 10.2%) and perivascular infiltration (n = 40; 3.4%). As for non-ischemic findings, colitis (n = 91; 7.7%) and small bowel inflammation (n = 73; 6.2%) constituted the most frequent disease processes. The duration of hospital stay was found to be higher in patients with abdominal CT findings than in patients without any positive findings (13.8 ± 13 vs. 10.4 ± 12.8 days, P < 0.001). The frequency of abdominal CT findings was significantly higher in patients who did not survive the infection than in patients who were discharged after recovery (41.7% vs. 27.4%, P < 0.001). Increased AA-CAS was found to be associated with a higher risk of ischemic conditions in abdominal CT examinations. CONCLUSIONAbdominal symptoms in patients with COVID-19 are usually associated with positive CT findings. The presence of ischemic findings on CT correlates with poor COVID-19 outcomes. A high AA-CAS is associated with abdominal ischemic findings in patients with COVID-19.

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Evaluation of abdominal computed tomography findings in patients with COVID-19: a multicenter study

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Ozbay²,

Idılman³

et al. 2023

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Relationship between Abdominal Aortic Calcification, Abdominal Adiposity, and Liver Density

Abstract: Objective: To identify any relationship among visceral adipose tissue area (visceral FA), liver density (liver HU), psoas muscle area (psoas MA), waist circumference (WC) and the presence and severity of abdominal aortic calcific atherosclerosis (AAC).

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Evaluation of abdominal computed tomography findings in patients with COVID-19: a multicenter study

Evaluation of abdominal computed tomography findings in patients with COVID-19: a multicenter study

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