Abdominal aortic aneurysm abdominal x ray: Difference between revisions
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Plain abdominal radiographs are obtained in patients | Plain abdominal radiographs are obtained in patients complaining of abdominal pain and used for the initial diagnosis of an AAA. Because of the high proportion of patients with aortic wall [[calcification]], however, it is often difficult to further evaluate the AAA using a plain radiograph. Plain radiographs, however, are useful when an aneurysmal [[aorta]] appears normal on an [[angiogram]] due to a[[thrombus]] within the sac. | ||
==Abdominal X Ray== | ==Abdominal X Ray== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hardik Patel, M.D.
Overview
Plain abdominal radiographs are obtained in patients complaining of abdominal pain and used for the initial diagnosis of an AAA. Because of the high proportion of patients with aortic wall calcification, however, it is often difficult to further evaluate the AAA using a plain radiograph. Plain radiographs, however, are useful when an aneurysmal aorta appears normal on an angiogram due to athrombus within the sac.
Abdominal X Ray
Aortic wall calcification has been shown in the radiograph below:
Faint outline of the calcified wall of an AAA
Copyleft image obtained courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RupturedAAAXray.png; James Heilman, MD.
