Baylor College of Medicine4y
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 ...
Baylor College of Medicine4y
Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections
A CT scan 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 ...
Her sudden pain was an aortic tear. An iPhone ultrasound saved her life.
Sara Adair knows the symptoms of aortic dissections. The hospital analyst's father and sister each experienced the dangerous cardiac condition, when the inner lining of the body's main artery tears ...
Healio9y
Ascending Aortic Aneurysm
The diagnosis of an ascending aortic aneurysm is best made on CT angiography or MR angiography. Echocardiography can visualized the proximal portion of the aorta, however not the aortic arch and ...