Complementary role of MRI in infectious endocarditis.
The usefulness of magnetic resonance for imaging of cardiac structures is well established. In this study, we evaluated the role of this technique in the diagnosis of perivalvular extension of infectious endocarditis. Our initial experience and the few case reports in the literature show that magnetic resonance imaging can complement echocardiography in the assessment of periannular extension of infectious endocarditis.
Vilacosta
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Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Gómez
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D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity