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Published in final edited form as: Nat Rev Cardiol. 2013 Dec 17;11(2):112–123. doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2013.196

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Imaging modalities used in the management of patients with AAA. a | Ultrasonography showing a transverse view of the distal aorta showing the diameter of the vessel. b | Ultrasonography showing a transverse view showing the aortic bifurcation; left and right iliac artery. c | Preoperative and d | postoperative 3D CTA reconstruction for a patient with AAA. e,f | Two postoperative 3D MRA reconstructions for a patient with AAA. g | IVUS demonstrating incomplete expansion of a stent graft in an AAA. Reprinted from Lee, J. T. & White, R. A. Basics of intravascular ultrasound: an essential tool for the endovascular surgeon. Semin. Vasc. Surg. 17, 110–118, Copyright 2004, with permission from Elsevier. h | IVUS demonstrating standard measurement of the aorta at the level of the renal arteries. Reprinted from Marrocco, C. J. et al. Intravascular ultrasound. Semin. Vasc. Surg. 25, 144–152, Copyright 2012, with permission from Elsevier. Abbreviations: AAA, abdominal aortic aneurysm; CTA, computed tomography angiography; IVUS, intravascular ultrasound; MRA, magnetic resonance angiography.