LITTLE FALLS, N.J., July 7-- Clinicians may miss a substantial number of new abdominal aortic dilations on CT scans, researchers have found. Clinical teams didn't record about 60% of dilations ...

Many patients who have a thoracic aortic aneurysm will not have any noticeable symptoms initially, and depending on the size of the aneurysm, may never experience any symptoms. In fact, for many ...

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 ...

If the aneurysm includes those branches, that can make it a very complicated surgery to fix it. Or if the aneurysm is away from those branches, it can be a very straightforward repair. So the CT scan ...

One way doctors assess the risk of an aortic aneurysm is by measuring it with imaging, such as a CT scan. An aneurysm under 4 cm may be monitored yearly. It may not require any intervention.

A doctor may take a CT scan of the chest to check for an aortic dissection or rupture. In some cases, an aortic aneurysm can be an inherited condition. If people have an aortic aneurysm, first ...

A CT scan found “no evidence of pulmonary embolism” but found “left ventricular wall thickening, no pericardial effusion, and an aneurysmal aortic root measure 4.5CM,” according to the suit.

A CT scan or MRI may be recommended if the echo detects a possible aneurysm. An abdominal aorta with a diameter greater than 3 centimeters (1.18 inches) represents an aneurysm.

A ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm -- the reported cause of death of American soccer writer Grant Wahl -- is a rare but deadly medical condition.. Wahl, 49, a prominent journalist in the U.S ...

Of the 23 patients who developed an aortic aneurysm, 18 had a positive PET scan at diagnosis. The risk of incident thoracic aortic aneurysms was calculated to be 10 times higher in patients with ...