[HSF] Dilated ascending aorta

[tdmartin2000 at aol.com]

Without a doubt the best radiologic study for aortic disease is a thin sliced CT. This can be done in almost all hospitals in the US today, is easy to do and easy to read. In many places it also allows 3D reconstruction for the very best measurements.
 
Tom Martin
U of Florida 
Gainesville
2007 Football and Basketball National Champs
Go Gators! 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: nkkejriwal at gmail.com
To: OpenHeart-L at lists.hsforum.com
Sent: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 7:44 PM
Subject: [HSF] Dilated ascending aorta


Hello forum members 
 
I am not sure if this has been discussed before. In patients with dilated 
aorta, which investigation is most reliable to measure the aortic 
dimensions? 
 
CT chest, angiogram or transthoracic echo? 
 
Nand 
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