Abstract
Purpose: To demonstrate the influence of radiographic positioning on the assessment of stent-graft migration using plain radiographs following endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Methods: Equations were derived to correct for artifactual stent-graft migration introduced by geometric distortion due to variations in positioning between radiographs acquired at different times. A phantom system was used to validate the equations. Results: Errors in stent position increase with (1) the distance of the aortic stent-graft from the midline and (2) differences in radiographic centering points in the craniocaudal direction; other variables have little effect. For typical stent positions, errors are small if the centering changes by
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 902-910 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Endovascular Therapy |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2003 |
Keywords
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Artifact
- Geometric distortion
- Image analysis
- Stent-graft migration
- Surveillance