Presence of Blood Clot Associated with Rapid Aortic Aneurysm Growth (1 of 3) (IMAGE)

Radiological Society of North America

Presence of Blood Clot Associated with Rapid Aortic Aneurysm Growth (1 of 3)

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A patient (aged 85 years, male) with a fast-growing abdominal aortic aneurysm with intraluminal thrombus at baseline. Contrast-enhanced CT images (coronal and oblique axial planes) show that the aneurysm grew from 4.1 to 6.3 cm within 3 years at a growth rate of 7.3 mm/y. Arrow shows the intraluminal thrombus.

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