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    ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm

    Lee, Yoo Jin; Aghayev, Ayaz; Azene, Ezana M; Bhatti, Salman; Ewell, Joshua C; Hedgire, Sandeep S; Kendi, A. Tuba; Kim, Esther S. H; Kirsch, David S; Nagpal, Prashant; Pillai, Anil K; Ripley, Beth; Tannenbaum, Andrew; Thiessen, Molly E. W; Thomas, Richard; Woolsey, Sarah; Steigner, Michael L.
    J. Am. Coll. Radiol; 21 (6S), 2024
    Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a significant vascular disease found in 4% to 8% of the screening population. If ruptured, its mortality rate is between 75% and 90%, and it accounts for up to 5% of sudden deaths in the United States. Therefore, screening of AAA while asymptomatic has been a crucial po...
    Diagnostic Screening Programs, Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/diagnostic imaging, Asymptomatic Diseases, Ultrasonography
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    Abdominal aortic aneurysm: diagnosis and management

    England. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
    This guideline covers diagnosing and managing abdominal aortic aneurysms. It aims to improve care by helping people who are at risk to get tested, specifying how often to monitor asymptomatic aneurysms, and identifying when aneurysm repair is needed and which procedure will work best....
    Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/rehabilitation, Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/diagnostic imaging, Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/complications, Anesthesia and Analgesia, Computed Tomography Angiography
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