New Vascular Ultrasound Technologies can change our AAA risk assessment

ref. EJVES Feb 2016

High Resolution Strain Analysis Comparing Aorta and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Real Time Three Dimensional Speckle Tracking Ultrasound

This new technology is so promising .. as measuring wall stress is the ONLY way to reliably and easily assess the risk of rupture; the 5.5cm threshold is too crude to be used for the future.