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 ...

The diagnosis of an ascending aortic aneurysm is best made on CT angiography or MR angiography ... aortic arch and only minimal portions of the descending thoracic aorta. Transesophageal ...

The aorta continues on down to the descending aorta that further supplies blood ... (MRA), is another imaging modality to visualize your aortic aneurysm and vessels. Similar to a CT with contrast, an ...

Computed tomography (CT) is the definitive diagnostic modality and has a sensitivity approaching 100%. Transesophageal echocardiography and MRI can be useful as well. Descending aortic dissections ...

Aneurysms in the chest area (thoracic aortic aneurysms, or TAAs) are classified by location. Those in the descending aorta ..

Further studies are needed to determine whether prophylactic stent graft placement will improve outcomes in a selected subset of patients with uncomplicated descending aortic dissection.

They include a CT scan MRI Transesophageal echocardiogram ... A thoracic aortic aneurysm involves the ascending aorta, arch, or descending aorta. Aortic aneurysms are the 13th leading cause ...