Thoracic aortic aneurysm, X-ray and CT angiogram

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Frontal X-ray and CT angiogram (right) of the thorax of a 68-year-old patient presenting with pain in the chest. The chest X-ray shows a deformation of the right cardiovascular contour. There is an aneurysm of the ascending thoracic aorta. Aneurysms are localised, blood-filled balloon-like bulges in the wall of a blood vessel. They form when the wall is weakened by disease or another cause.

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Keywords: -ray, 68-year-, ache, aneurysm, angiogram, aorta, ascending, chest, discomfort, enlargement, frontal, healthcare, medical, medicine, pain, painful, radiography, sore, thoracic, thorax, xray