The use of sound waves of high frequency, to penetrate the skin and generate an electronic photographic image or video of an internal organ, is called ultrasonography or ultrasound. Only soft tissues ...

While ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is known for reducing aneurysm related mortality, and the United States Preventive Services Task Force and the American Heart Association ...

Men benefit from one-time screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms via ultrasound. Studies provide proof that their risk of dying is reduced, the abdominal aorta ruptures less often, and emergency ...

Since the beginning of 2007, patients with specific risk factors enrolling in Medicare have been eligible for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening under the SAAAVE Act. But a new study published ...