Mycotic right coronary artery aneurysm: CT and MR diagnosis.
A clostridial mycotic aneurysm of the right coronary artery was diagnosed by the use of multiple imaging modalities including gated magnetic resonance imaging. Percutaneous drainage was performed as a palliative measure in hope of avoiding repeat sternotomy.
D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000150:complications; D003016:Clostridium perfringens; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed