CT Scan costs range from $1,200 to $3,200; they usually cost less than MRIs (about half the price of MRI).PET scans cost $3,000 to $6,000; much higher than regular CT scans.T Scan costs range from $1,200 to $3,200; they usually cost less than MRIs (about half the price of MRI).
The Aorta is ARTERY that carries BLOOD from the HEART to the body. The largest blood vessel in the body, the aorta arises from the left ventricle. At its widest point the aorta is about one and a half inches in diameter. As the aorta leaves the heart it ascends to curve behind the right atrium. The first arteries to branch from the base of the ascending aorta are the right and left CORONARY ARTERIES that supply the heart MUSCLE (MYOCARDIUM) with blood. Branching from the arch as the aorta crests over the heart are the three arteries that carry blood to the upper body:
PARTS OF THE SYSTEM. All the output of blood from the left side of the heart goes into the aorta, the bodyâs largest artery. Other arteries branch from the aorta to supply blood to the head, limbs, and internal organs. The blood is drained from all these parts by veins into two large vessels, the inferior and superior venae cava, which deliver the blood back to the right side of the heart.