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The geometric evolution of aortic dissections: Predicting surgical success using fluctuations in integrated Gaussian curvature

Fig 6

Length-to-Size Ratio as Function of Size.

Ratio of centerline length to radial size ℓ. For the relationship indicating a linear scaling between axial length and cross-sectional circular radius, we obtain c = 16.6±2.4. The yellow symbols indicate selected aortas shown in Fig 7A.

doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011815.g006