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Case Reports
. 2011 Mar-Apr;5(2):122-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2010.10.004. Epub 2010 Oct 23.

Aortic root abscess: multimodality imaging with computed tomography and gallium-67 citrate single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography hybrid imaging

Eric T McWilliams  1 , Arash Yavari, Vivek Raman
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Aortic root abscess: multimodality imaging with computed tomography and gallium-67 citrate single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography hybrid imaging

Eric T McWilliams et al. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2011 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Culture negative endocarditis and aortic root abscess can prove difficult diagnostic challenges. Computed tomography can be extremely useful in this setting. We report a case of an aortic root abscess 3 months after elective aortic valve replacement in which cardiac CT and hybrid imaging with Gallium-67 SPECT complemented workup with transesophageal echocardiography in establishing the diagnosis of an abscess.

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