Publications by authors named "A Quadrat"
Objectives: Our aim was to investigate the association of thyroid function defined by serum concentrations of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) with thoracic aortic wall thickness (AWT) as a marker of atherosclerotic processes.
Methods: We pooled data of 2,679 individuals from two independent population-based surveys of the Study of Health in Pomerania. Aortic diameter and AWT measurements were performed on a 1.
Objectives: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the accuracy of measured diameters and calculated volume indices for determining liver size and to derive a simple approach for estimating liver volume.
Methods: Three hundred twenty-nine volunteers (cohort A) were grouped according to liver volume: small (n = 109), medium (n = 110), and large (n = 110). True liver volume was determined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using manual segmentation.
Purpose: To evaluate the association of cardiovascular risk factors with wall thickness of the ascending and descending thoracic aorta in the general population.
Materials And Methods: The study included 1,176 individuals (523 women) 21-83 years old from the Study of Health in Pomerania without history of stroke or myocardial infarction. Aortic wall thickness (AWT) was determined by cine magnetic resonance imaging.
Objectives: To provide age- and sex-specific reference values for MRI-derived wall thickness of the ascending and descending aorta in the general population.
Materials And Methods: Data of 753 subjects (311 females) aged 21-81 years were analysed. MRI was used to determine the aortic wall thickness (AWT).
Rationale And Objectives: To assess the validity and reliability of measuring mean aortic wall thickness (MAWT) of the ascending and descending aorta using cine steady-state free precession (SSFP) imaging compared to dark blood (DB) imaging.
Materials And Methods: DB and SSFP images of the thoracic aorta acquired at 1.5 T in 50 volunteers (26 women, 24 men; mean age: 50.