CT and MRI in the Evaluation of Thoracic Aortic Diseases
Figure 2
Measurement of aortic size by CT scan. Double oblique short axis image of mid ascending aorta (c) is acquired from orthogonal coronal (a) and sagittal (b) images at the level of mid ascending aorta. From the double oblique short axis image, minimum and maximum diameters and area are measured.