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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Biomed Eng. 2010 Oct 2;39(1):277–286. doi: 10.1007/s10439-010-0175-3
DHr: The diameter–height ratio, an expression of the fusiform shape of the AAA sac
DHr=DmaxHneck+Hsac
DDr: Diameter–diameter ratio
DDr=DmaxDneck,p
Hr: Height ratio, an assessment of the relative neck height in comparison with the AAA height
Hr=HneckHneck+Hsac
BL: Bulge location, provides a measure of the relative position of the maximum transverse dimension with respect to the neck
BL=HbHneck+Hsac
β: Asymmetry factor
β=1dcDmax
T: Tortuosity
T=Lneck+Lsacd