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Distal descending thoracic aorta diameter

Diameter aortae descendentis distalis

Synonym: Thoracoabdominal aorta

Normative reference value of the diameter of the distal descending thoracic aorta: 2.43 ± 0.35 cm

References

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022522302000065#:~:text=Results%3A%20Aortic%20diameters%20(mean%20%C2%B1,2.43%20%C2%B1%200.35%20cm%20at

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Human anatomy 2

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Distal descending thoracic aorta diameter

Underlying structures: There are no anatomical children for this anatomical part

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