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Fig. 2 | Intensive Care Medicine Experimental

Fig. 2

From: Aortic volume determines global end-diastolic volume measured by transpulmonary thermodilution

Fig. 2

Representative reconstructed three-dimensional sagittal computed tomography images of the heart and the aorta. Left side is from a 26-year-old female with meningoencephalitis and septic shock, 59 kg, 170 cm. GEDV 502 ml, GEDVI 293 ml/m2. Right side shows data from a 72-year-old female with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, 165 cm, 78 kg. GEDV 1263 ml, GEDVI 787 ml/m2. 3D rotational images are provided in the electronic supplements (see Additional files 1 and 2). Aortic volume, defined as the volume of the aorta between the left coronary artery and the tip of the femoral catheter, is visualized in blue. Proportions reflect real dimensions. Note the difference in size and shape of the aortic volume

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