Ultrasound can detect abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) before they are likely to rupture. However, it is unclear whether the overall benefits of screening for AAAs outweigh the potential harms.

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

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 ...

A 54-year-old woman with refractory hypertension developed an 8 cm saccular aortic arch aneurysm, in a position similar to that described in case 1. The patient refused open chest surgery ...