| Fractal dimension analysis of MDCT images for quantifying the morphological changes of the pulmonary artery tree in patients with pulmonary hypertension. | |
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PMID: 21603288 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to use fractal dimension (FD) analysis on multidetector CT (MDCT) images for quantifying the morphological changes of the pulmonary artery tree in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fourteen patients with PH and 17 patients without PH as controls were studied. All of the patients underwent contrast-enhanced helical CT and transthoracic echocardiography. The pulmonary artery trees were generated using post-processing software, and the FD and projected image area of the pulmonary artery trees were determined with ImageJ software in a personal computer. The FD, the projected image area and the pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) were statistically evaluated in the two groups. RESULTS: The FD, the projected image area and the PAP of the patients with PH were higher than those values of the patients without PH (p < 0.05, t-test). There was a high correlation of FD with the PAP (r = 0.82, p < 0.05, partial correlation analysis). There was a moderate correlation of FD with the projected image area (r = 0.49, p < 0.05, partial correlation analysis). There was a correlation of the PAP with the projected image area (r = 0.65, p < 0.05, Pearson correlation analysis). CONCLUSION: The FD of the pulmonary arteries in the PH patients was significantly higher than that of the controls. There is a high correlation of FD with the PAP. |
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Authors:
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Sun Haitao; Li Ning; Guo Lijun; Gao Fei; Liu Cheng |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-04-25 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Korean journal of radiology : official journal of the Korean Radiological Society Volume: 12 ISSN: 2005-8330 ISO Abbreviation: Korean J Radiol Publication Date: 2011 May-Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-05-23 Completed Date: 2011-09-27 Revised Date: 2011-10-25 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100956096 Medline TA: Korean J Radiol Country: Korea (South) |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 289-96 Citation Subset: IM |
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Shandong University, Shandong Medical Imaging Research Institute, CT Room, Shandong, PR China. |
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Adult Aged Case-Control Studies Contrast Media / diagnostic use Female Fractals* Humans Hypertension, Pulmonary / radiography* Iohexol / analogs & derivatives, diagnostic use Male Middle Aged Pulmonary Artery / radiography* Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods* Tomography, Spiral Computed* |
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0/Contrast Media; 66108-95-0/Iohexol; 73334-07-3/iopromide |
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