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

作者：McWilliams Eric T^*; Yavari Arash; Raman Vivek

来源：Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, 2011, 5(2): 122-124.

DOI：10.1016/j.jcct.2010.10.004

• Cardiac computed tomography
• Gallium 67 SPECT imaging
• Hybrid imaging
• Multimodality imaging
• Culture-negative aortic root abscess

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.

• 出版日期2011-4