Aortic aneurysm, CT scan
Coloured computed tomography (CT) scan of a patient with an aneurysm (swelling) of the ascending aorta. An aneurysm is a blood-filled dilation in a blood vessel wall. If left untreated, the blood vessel can rupture. Risk factors for aneurysm include smoking, high blood pressure, infection and atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)., Photo by VSEVOLOD ZVIRYK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
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