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Figure 8a. Discontinuity of aortic wall calcifications in an abdominal aortic aneurysm in a 60-year-old woman. Axial unenhanced CT images from two examinations of the same patient in 2003 (a) and 2005 (b) demonstrate the development of discontinuity in calcifications and of draping of the posterior aortic wall (arrow in b).