Endocarditis ct
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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.[1]
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CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of endocarditis. CT scan findings suggestive of endocarditis include vegetations, paravalvular abscesses, and pseudoaneurysms.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Feuchtner GM, Stolzmann P, Dichtl W, Schertler T, Bonatti J, Scheffel H; et al. (2009). "Multislice computed tomography in infective endocarditis: comparison with transesophageal echocardiography and intraoperative findings". J Am Coll Cardiol. 53 (5): 436–44. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2008.01.077. PMID 19179202.