The value of ultrasound evaluation in the diagnosis and therapy of abdominal aortic aneurysms. a review
Heckemann, R.; Sadony, V.
Der Radiologe 22(3): 122-132
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0033-832X PMID: 7038761 Document Number: 197061
Facilities and limitations of ultrasonography (US) applied to the abdominal aorta are demonstrated. The importance of US in establishing the diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is assessed and compared with the results of other imaging diagnostic procedures. In cooperation with the vascular surgeon the value of these different diagnostic approaches and its influence to therapeutic decisions is outlined. Based on a modern surgical approach the range of order for the use of the various diagnostic methods depending on the clinical stage of AAA is presented. The cost-benefit relationship will be considered also.