APCA is proud to present For the Love of Medicine, a new video series created to honor and celebrate the medical profession and physicians around the world. We recognize your enduring commitment to the highest quality patient care and your ongoing dedication to continual learning. Thank you for everything you do, and have done, for the love of medicine. For a preview, click below; complete series coming soon!
How to Measure an Abdominal Aorta Diameter/Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Diameter on Ultrasound?
Abdominal ultrasound is the screening modality of choice for AAA because of low cost, no ionizing radiation, a very high specificity of 100% and a high sensitivity of 95-100%. Read on to learn about how to correctly measure and diagnose AAA.
