The purpose of the study was to observe the elastic properties of the aorta in normal fetuses by M-mode echocardiography.This was a prospective cross-sectional study performed in 402 normal fetuses ...

The diagnosis of an ascending aortic aneurysm is best made on CT angiography or MR angiography. Echocardiography can visualized the proximal portion of the aorta, however not the aortic arch and ...