Analysis of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm CTA Scans Using Spatial Statistics

This study leverages spatial statistics to analyze the spatial distribution of the aorta, aiming to better understand the biomechanical behavior of Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms (ATAA) and its impact on clinical outcomes. CTA angiography was performed on 87 ATAA patients. Experimental variograms were computed for various variables, such as maximum diameter, from which key parameters of interest were extracted. These parameters were then analyzed over time to assess temporal patterns. The goal of this analysis was to identify whether similar patterns or behaviors emerge in features from CTA scans of patients with aneurysms of similar sizes, ultimately aiming to statistically validate the quality of the CTA scans.