When the abdominal aorta is described as "patent," it means that the blood vessel is open and unobstructed, allowing for normal blood flow. This term is often used in medical imaging and evaluations to indicate that there are no blockages, stenosis, or significant abnormalities affecting the aorta in the abdominal region. A patent abdominal aorta is essential for proper circulation to the lower body and organs.
The abdominal aorta appears to be clear and open without any significant blockages or narrowing. This suggests that blood flow through this major blood vessel is unobstructed.
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Means that the aorta, the body's biggest blood vessel isn't the size - the caliber - it's expected to be for the part of the aorta that runs in the abdomen - the stomach.
"Both vertebrals are patent" means that neither vertebral artery is blocked.
Ductus arteriosus
sorry, I meant diovan
Foramina are openings. Neural foramina patent bilaterally just means that the openings in the spine are open, and allow the nerves to pass through normally...
Osteomeatal complexes are assigned a score from 0-2. 0 meaning patent and 2 meaning obstructed. So if your osteomeatal complexes are bilaterally patent it means that neither side has any obstruction.
A congenital connection between the pulmonary artery and the aorta is known as a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). This condition can lead to abnormal blood flow between the two major blood vessels, causing symptoms such as shortness of breath, heart murmurs, and poor feeding. Treatment typically involves medication or surgery to close the connection and restore normal blood flow.
As opposed to the left aorta, or as opposed to the wrong aorta?There's only one aorta, so I'm not quite sure what your question is supposed to mean, but yes, blood does flow through the aorta.(Might you, perchance, have meant "atrium" instead? There are a left and right one of those, with the right one being the collector of blood from the superior and inferior vena cava and the left one being the collector of blood from the pulmonary vein.)
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