title: Diagnosis and management of mycotic aneurysms.
abstract: Mycotic aneurysm (MA) is a focal dilation of an infected arterial wall. This uncommon disease follows an aggressive, unpredictable clinical course with significant mortality and presents unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. This review discusses the pathogenesis and the diagnostic challenges of MA.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Amy R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Deipolyi
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rho
authors.affiliation: Biomaterials Innovation Research Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA; Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khademhosseini
authors.affiliation: Biomaterials Innovation Research Center, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA; Mayo Clinic, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Scottsdale, AZ. Electronic address: oklu.rahmi@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Rahmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oklu
mesh_terms: D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001011:Aorta / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans
keywords: CT imaging; Endovascular; Infection; Mycotic aneurysm