{"id":12714,"date":"2012-05-16T18:00:48","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T01:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/?p=12714"},"modified":"2012-05-17T10:02:57","modified_gmt":"2012-05-17T17:02:57","slug":"annual-aortic-aneurism-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/05\/16\/annual-aortic-aneurism-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Aortic Aneurism Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Took my mom for her yearly CT scan of the aortic aneurism that was discovered a few years ago and which the doctors have been keeping a very close eye on for any changes. While we won&#8217;t get these test results for a couple of days yet, so far it has stayed stable which, other than it getting smaller, is the best news we can hope for.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"570\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.pacsworlds.com\\\/blogs\\\/2012\\\/05\\\/16\\\/annual-aortic-aneurism-activity\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:21460605}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 570px; height: 255px;\" data-original-width=\"570\" data-original-height=\"255\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 381px; height: 255px;\" data-original-width=\"381\" data-original-height=\"255\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan01-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"lightbox[12714]\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"377\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"251\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"12715\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan01-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1337183412&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;29&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mami CAT Scan01 05-16-12 lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan01-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan01-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=570%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan01-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?w=377&#038;h=251&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"377\" height=\"251\" data-original-width=\"377\" data-original-height=\"251\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Mami CAT Scan01 05-16-12 lo-res\" alt=\"Thornton Hospital\" style=\"width: 377px; height: 251px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Thornton Hospital <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 189px; height: 255px;\" data-original-width=\"189\" data-original-height=\"255\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan02-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"lightbox[12714]\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"185\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"124\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"12716\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan02-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1337183485&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;22&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mami CAT Scan02 05-16-12 lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan02-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan02-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=570%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan02-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?w=185&#038;h=124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"185\" height=\"124\" data-original-width=\"185\" data-original-height=\"124\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Mami CAT Scan02 05-16-12 lo-res\" alt=\"Radiology Department\" style=\"width: 185px; height: 124px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Radiology Department <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan03-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"lightbox[12714]\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"185\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"123\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"12717\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan03-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1337185700&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;27&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mami CAT Scan03 05-16-12 lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan03-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan03-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=570%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan03-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?w=185&#038;h=123&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"185\" height=\"123\" data-original-width=\"185\" data-original-height=\"123\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Mami CAT Scan03 05-16-12 lo-res\" alt=\"Scanner room\" style=\"width: 185px; height: 123px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Scanner room <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 570px; height: 156px;\" data-original-width=\"570\" data-original-height=\"156\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 232px; height: 156px;\" data-original-width=\"232\" data-original-height=\"156\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan04-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"lightbox[12714]\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"228\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"152\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"12718\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan04-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1337185527&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;22&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mami CAT Scan04 05-16-12 lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan04-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan04-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=570%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan04-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?w=228&#038;h=152&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"228\" height=\"152\" data-original-width=\"228\" data-original-height=\"152\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Mami CAT Scan04 05-16-12 lo-res\" alt=\"Ready for scanning\" style=\"width: 228px; height: 152px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Ready for scanning <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 106px; height: 156px;\" data-original-width=\"106\" data-original-height=\"156\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan05-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"lightbox[12714]\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"102\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"152\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"12719\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan05-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"480,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1337185621&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mami CAT Scan05 05-16-12 lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan05-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan05-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=480%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan05-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?w=102&#038;h=152&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"102\" height=\"152\" data-original-width=\"102\" data-original-height=\"152\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Mami CAT Scan05 05-16-12 lo-res\" alt=\"Waiting outside the room\" style=\"width: 102px; height: 152px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Waiting outside the room <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 232px; height: 156px;\" data-original-width=\"232\" data-original-height=\"156\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan06-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?ssl=1\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"lightbox[12714]\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"228\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"152\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"12720\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan06-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1337186083&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mami CAT Scan06 05-16-12 lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan06-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan06-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=570%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Mami-CAT-Scan06-05-16-12-lo-res.jpg?w=228&#038;h=152&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"228\" height=\"152\" data-original-width=\"228\" data-original-height=\"152\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Mami CAT Scan06 05-16-12 lo-res\" alt=\"Scanning in progress\" style=\"width: 228px; height: 152px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Scanning in progress <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Took my mom for her yearly CT scan of the aortic aneurism that was discovered a few years ago and which the doctors have been keeping a very close eye on for any changes. While we won&#8217;t get these test results for a couple of days yet, so far it has stayed stable which, other &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/05\/16\/annual-aortic-aneurism-activity\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[12,162],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1s2SN-3j4","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14916,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2013\/10\/29\/scannning-a-cat\/","url_meta":{"origin":12714,"position":0},"title":"Scannning A CAT","date":"October 29, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Took my mom to get a CT scan of her aortic aneurism to make sure it hasn't changed since her last check. Since it was so close to Halloween there were a lot of spooky decorations around the hospital. It was cool they did this but seeing a black skeleton\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Family&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Mami-CAT-Scan01-10-29-13.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10308,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2011\/12\/09\/car-dology\/","url_meta":{"origin":12714,"position":1},"title":"Car D&#8217;Ology","date":"December 9, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Took Mami for a scheduled cardiology appointment in the brand, spankin' new UC San Diego Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center. First time I ever saw patients in the reception\/waiting area with light-up buzzers like you see at some restaurants. Better than the \"Now Serving\" numbers, I guess. At least the reception\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Family&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DrDaniels01-12-09-11-lo-res.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":14934,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2013\/10\/30\/follow-up-with-heart\/","url_meta":{"origin":12714,"position":2},"title":"Follow-Up With Heart","date":"October 30, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Drove my mom to a follow-up appointment with her cardiologist at the recently opened, new cardiac center at Thornton Hospital to discuss the results of her CT scan from yesterday. The doctor gave her the good news that her aneurism has remained stable since her last scan about a year\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Family&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Dr.-Daniels01-10-30-13.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12714"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12714"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12722,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12714\/revisions\/12722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}