CT and MRI of mycotic aneurysms of the abdominal aorta.
In two of three patients with mycotic aneurysms of the abdominal aorta, diagnosis was delayed, with a fatal outcome in one patient. A combination of studies, such as indium white blood cell scanning, and anatomical imaging modalities, such as CT and MRI, may be necessary to arrive at the correct diagnosis.
Moriarty
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JA
Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Edelman
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RR
Tumeh
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed