Screening for an abdominal aortic aneurysm involves a simple, abdominal ultrasound, which the guidelines recommend for people ...

This bulge in the aorta is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA ... an aneurysm is found during a medical test such as a CT scan or ultrasound. Over time, vascular disease, injury or a hereditary ...

During her doctoral research, Esther Maas investigated the use of new ultrasound techniques to image dangerous aortic aneurysms for patient-specific care. An aneurysm is a dangerous vascular ...

Estimates indicate that a well-established screening programme could prevent up to 100 deaths from abdominal aortic aneurysms each year.

Q. Aneurysms are pretty scary things. Do they have any symptoms? A. Aneurysms are artery bulges. And, yes, they are scary because, if they burst, they are lethal. Many victims of a ruptured ...