‎this paper presents an application of partial differential equations(pdes) for the segmentation of abdominal and thoracic aortic in cta datasets. an important challenge in reliably detecting aortic is the need to overcome problems associated with intensity inhomogeneities. level sets are part of an important class of methods that utilize partial differential equations (pdes) and have been exte...

Objective(s): Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbimortality with over half cardiovascular events occurring in the asymptomatic population by traditional risk stratification. This preliminary study aimed to evaluate systemic plaque vulnerability in patients with prior Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) with a single Whole Body [FDG] PET-CT scan in terms of plaq...

This study presents a case of avulsion of the left renal artery from the aorta and splenic rupture after blunt abdominal trauma accompanied by an extensive crush syndrome. Based on contrast-enhanced abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography CT, the patient was qualified for urgent surgical intervention with removal of the injured kidney and spleen.

Variations in the renal, adrenal and testicular arteries are of clinical significance as well as anatomical and embryological interest. The present case report describes the incidental finding of unilateral multiple renal arteries on the right side with bilateral variant testicular arteries, which had not been reported so far. These variations were observed during routine dissection of the abdo...

Localized discrete abdominal aortic stenosis leading to bilateral lower limbs claudication is uncommon in Asians, especially among women. We report on the case of a 63-year-old woman with localized discrete abdominal aortic stenosis manifested as claudication in her bilateral lower extremities. A magnetic resonance angiography showed a short and asymmetric abdominal aortic stenosis at the third...

BACKGROUND The testicular arteries normally arise from the abdominal aorta. There are reports about the variant origin of these arteries. Accessory renal arteries are also a common finding but their providing origin to testicular arteries is an important observation. The variations described here are unique and provide significant information to surgeons dissecting the abdominal cavity. CASE ...

Employing the rabbit's abdominal aorta as a suitable atherosclerotic model, transient three-dimensional blood flow simulations and monocyte deposition patterns were used to evaluate the following hypotheses: (i) simulation of monocyte transport through a model of the rabbit abdominal aorta yields cell deposition patterns similar to those seen in vivo, and (ii) those deposition patterns are corr...