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What Does My Ultrasound Scan Report Indicate?

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Posted on Mon, 9 Mar 2015
Question: what does it mean "Calcifications a present in a normal caliber abdominal aorta" does "normal caliber" mean just that - "normal" for a 50 year old? don't panic?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (38 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
this is right

Detailed Answer:
There is no need to panic of course.
Normal caliber means that there is no sign of aneurysms and there are standard size measures for aorta which can be easily measuredw by ultrasound or ct scan. Calcifications are expected in this age. So don't worry. Repeat test in few years.Wish you good health. Regards
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What Does My Ultrasound Scan Report Indicate?

Brief Answer: this is right Detailed Answer: There is no need to panic of course. Normal caliber means that there is no sign of aneurysms and there are standard size measures for aorta which can be easily measuredw by ultrasound or ct scan. Calcifications are expected in this age. So don't worry. Repeat test in few years.Wish you good health. Regards