Endocarditis CT scan
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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.
CT scan
CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of endocarditis. CT scan findings suggestive of endocarditis include:
- Vegetations
- Paravalvular abscesses
- Pseudoaneurysms