Baylor College of Medicine4 年
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
This bulge in the aorta is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA ... Some patients feel the aneurysm as a pulsating or throbbing mass in their abdomen. Although an AAA can be discovered during a ...
Baylor College of Medicine4 年
Ascending and Arch Aortic Aneurysms and Dissection
A CT provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), is another ...
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The Medicine Cabinet: Ask the Harvard Experts: Who needs screening for an aortic aneurysm
As a result, the aortic wall may tear (aortic dissection ... aortic aneurysm. But which test you might need depends on the ...
Healio9 年
Aortic Dissection - Ascending
Thoracic aortic ... Dissection originating in the descending thoracic aorta. This is further classified as IIIa which is confined to the thoracic aorta and IIIb which extends to the abdominal ...
Healio9 年
Aortic Dissection - Descending
Thoracic aortic ... Dissection originating in the descending thoracic aorta. This is further classified as IIIa which is confined to the thoracic aorta and IIIb which extends to the abdominal ...