Research Article

Quantitative Aortic Distensibility Measurement Using CT in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Reproducibility and Clinical Relevance

Table 2

Distribution of different parameters in 54 patients with AAA.

ParameterLevel 1.Level 2.P value

Distensibility (10−5 Pa−1)<0.0
Pulse wave velocity (m⋅s−1)<0.0

Note. AAA, abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Level 1, immediately below the lowest renal artery; Level 2, at the level of maximal aneurysm diameter. signed rank test.