Neck Computed Tomography Measurements Associated With Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Neck Computed Tomography Measurements Associated With Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Introduction Neck adiposity has been related to cardiovascular risk in healthy and nonhealthy individuals. Our objective was to evaluate the utility of anatomic neck measurements extracted from computed tomography (CT) examinations as a predictor of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors. Metho...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2024-06, Vol.16 (6), p.e62327
Hauptverfasser: Lopez, Joseph P, Brook, Derek, Nowrouzi, Ryan, Guffey, Danielle, Gao, Yipeng, Moron, Fanny
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Sprache:eng
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Algorithms
Body fat
Body mass index
Diabetes
Hypertension
Metabolism
Obesity
Risk factors
Thyroid gland
Tomography
Veins & arteries
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction Neck adiposity has been related to cardiovascular risk in healthy and nonhealthy individuals. Our objective was to evaluate the utility of anatomic neck measurements extracted from computed tomography (CT) examinations as a predictor of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors. Methods We investigated patients who had a CT neck examination with intravenous contrast performed at two hospitals between 2013 and 2020. Patients with a neck malignancy, prior neck surgery, age
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.62327