title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, ZOL-Campus St-Jan, Schiepse Bos 6, Genk, 3600 Belgium.
authors.forename: Robert A E
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Dion
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D050792:Circulatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia Induced / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D010477:Perfusion / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity