title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiac Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, Boardman 2, 333 Cedar St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA. john.elefteriades@yale.edu
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Elefteriades
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed