[Angiography of the aorta].

The aorta, the most important vessel of the body, starts at the aortic valve and ends at its bifurcation in the lower abdomen. It is the common supplier of all systemic arteries with the coronary arteries being the most proximal, and the common iliac arteries the terminal branches. In this article, the angiographic appearance of the normal aorta, aneurysms of the aorta, dissection of the aorta, Takayasu arteritis and acute traumatic aortic trans-section are reviewed.