Endocarditis CT scan
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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:[1][2][3]
- Vegetations on the valves
- Paravalvular abscesses
- Pseudoaneurysms
References
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- ↑ Ouchi K, Ebihara T, Niitani M, Makino M, Hirose M, Iiduka D; et al. (2019). "Diagnosis of infective endocarditis with cardiac CT in an adult". Radiol Case Rep. 14 (5): 544–547. doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2019.02.006. PMC 6443909. PMID 30976366.
- ↑ Hryniewiecki T, Zatorska K, Abramczuk E, Zakrzewski D, Szymański P, Kuśmierczyk M; et al. (2019). "The usefulness of cardiac CT in the diagnosis of perivalvular complications in patients with infective endocarditis". Eur Radiol. 29 (8): 4368–4376. doi:10.1007/s00330-018-5965-2. PMC 6611057 Check
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