Diagnostic Testing
Aorta-Iliac Artery Duplex
Ultrasound
is used to directly image the abdominal aorta to help the interpreting
physician determine if the aorta has dissected (the inner arterial wall layer
has separated from the wall), or if an aneurysm may exist and may have
ruptured. Aneurysms are
non-symptomatic unless they rupture.
An aneurysm of the aorta predisposes the common iliac and femoral artery
branches to have aneurysms as well.
Indications
for this exam: Known heart and
arterial disease, smoking, obesity, > 65 years of age and male, sudden
burning pain in the middle of the back, pre-kidney transplant work-up.
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