title: A rare cause of delayed contrast enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: infective endocarditis.
abstract: Although there have been a few reports about the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features of infective endocarditis (IE), delayed contrast enhancement attributable to fibrosis has not been previously described. The case of a 4-year-old girl who was diagnosed with IE based on positive blood culture results and echocardiographic findings is presented. At cardiac MR imaging, late phase contrast-enhanced images revealed a significant enhancement suggesting fibrosis secondary to IE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Turkey. memduhdursun@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Memduh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dursun
authors.forename: Sabri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ali Sayin
authors.forename: Seref
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Olgar
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dursun
authors.forename: Ensar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yekeler
authors.forename: Atadan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tunaci
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media