title: CT and MRI of mycotic aneurysms of the abdominal aorta.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Moriarty
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Edelman
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Tumeh
mesh_terms: 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