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Significant advances in imaging techniques over the past decade have expanded the ability to noninvasively diagnose, monitor, and plan interventions for a variety of aortic pathologies. While established imaging techniques such as TTE and TEE continue to play an important role in imaging of the aorta, highly sensitive and specific modalities such as CT and MRI are playing an expanding role and are invaluable tools for the diagnosis and management of aortic diseases.
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The authors thank Vasilios Vasilopoulos, AA, AAS, R.T.(R) (3D Technologist, Radiology, Loyola Medical Center) for assistance with image formatting and 3D reconstruction.
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Ball, C.A., Rabbat, M.G. (2019). Imaging of the Aorta. In: Dieter, R., Dieter Jr., R., Dieter III, R. (eds) Diseases of the Aorta . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11322-3_6
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