Caption: Transverse view of the ascending aorta
Description: This view also demonstrates the enlarged ascending aorta in the transverse plane.
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Caption: Spectral waveform analysis of ascending aorta
Description: The spectral waveform demonstrates a pattern consistent with a turbulent blood flow in the aorta.
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Caption: Sagittal view of the ascending aorta
Description: The ascending aorta shows a saccular enlargement.
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Caption: Sagittal color Doppler view of the ascending aorta
Description: Marked turbulence of flow is noted in the ascending aorta.
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Caption: Non-contrast enhanced CT image
Description: The ascending aorta shows saccular aneursymal enlargement, reaching up to the anterior chest wall, eroding the overlying ribs and causing a protruding mass. A faint rim of calcification is seen in the enlarged aorta.
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Caption: Contrast enhanced CT scan
Description: The aneurysmally enlarged aorta shows evidence of mural thrombosis.
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