Abstract

Aim: We aimed to investigate whether the mediastinal adipose tissue plays a role in thoracic aortic atherosclerosis with thoracic Computed Tomography (CT) imaging. We aimed to elucidate the relationship between the amount and density of mediastinal adipose tissue, age, sex, and the presence of atherosclerotic plaque in the aorta.
 Material and Method: In this retrospective study, the thoracic computed tomography (CT) images of 45 patients (21 men and 24 women) were examined in two groups. There were 23 patients aged >60 years in group 1 and 22 patients aged 60 years (group 1) and

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