Aorta Ultrasound

The aorta is the main artery in your abdomen that supplies blood flow to the lower part of your body by taking the oxygenated blood from the heart. It splits into the iliac arteries which supply blood flow to your legs. Duplex of the aorta and iliac arteries is performed for various reasons to evaluate for abdominal aorta aneurysms or to follow a known aneurysm for expansion, suspected narrowing of the aorta or iliac arteries, and to follow up aorta or iliac arteries that have been treated with a stent, balloon angioplasty, or bypass graft.