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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of endocarditis. CT scan findings suggestive of endocarditis include vegetations, paravalvular abscesses, and [[pseudoaneurysm]]s. | [[Computed tomography|CT scan]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of [[endocarditis]]. CT scan findings suggestive of [[endocarditis]] include [[Vegetation (pathology)|vegetations]], paravalvular abscesses, and [[pseudoaneurysm]]s. | ||
==CT scan== | ==CT scan== | ||
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of endocarditis. CT scan findings suggestive of endocarditis include: | [[Computed tomography|CT scan]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of [[endocarditis]]. [[Computed tomography|CT scan]] findings suggestive of [[endocarditis]] include: | ||
* [[Vegetation (pathology)|Vegetations]] | * [[Vegetation (pathology)|Vegetations]] | ||
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2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease |
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Endocarditis CT scan On the Web |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editors-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] Maliha Shakil, M.D. [3]
Overview
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of endocarditis. CT scan findings suggestive of endocarditis include vegetations, paravalvular abscesses, and pseudoaneurysms.
CT scan
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of endocarditis. CT scan findings suggestive of endocarditis include:
- Vegetations
- Paravalvular abscesses
- Pseudoaneurysms