[Diagnostic methods in aneurysms of the abdominal aorta]

Various diagnostic procedures are currently used for the correct diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysms. The different procedures are selected in order to detect the morphology of the lesion (craniocaudal extension), associated steno-obliterative lesions and, on the basis of clinical findings, presence of possible aneurysmatic ruptures. In this paper the limits and advantages of different diagnostic procedures are compared and the use of these various techniques discussed.