Diagnosis of infective endocarditis with cardiac CT in an adult
The diagnosis of infective endocarditis is based on modified Duke's criteria, which includes clinical, biological, and echocardiographic findings. However, computed tomography (CT) has not been mentioned as a diagnostic tool in the criteria. We report a case of infective endocarditis confirmed...
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| author | Kotaro Ouchi, MD, PhD Toshiro Ebihara, MD Masaki Niitani, MD Masato Makino, MD Makoto Hirose, MD Daisuke Iiduka, MD Kazuo Misumi, MD, PhD |
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| description | The diagnosis of infective endocarditis is based on modified Duke's criteria, which includes clinical, biological, and echocardiographic findings. However, computed tomography (CT) has not been mentioned as a diagnostic tool in the criteria. We report a case of infective endocarditis confirmed by cardiac CT in which we could identify vegetations and perivalvular abscess not on transthoracic echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography. Cardiac CT was feasible imaging modality for evaluating and diagnosing infective endocarditis. Cardiac CT should be recommended in patients with clinical suspicion of infective endocarditis even when transthoracic echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography is negative for infective endocarditis. Keywords: Cardiac computed tomography, Infective endocarditis |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0b7819e0e72d4c3aa71f99abf62e482d2022-12-21T23:01:42ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332019-05-01145544547Diagnosis of infective endocarditis with cardiac CT in an adultKotaro Ouchi, MD, PhD0Toshiro Ebihara, MD1Masaki Niitani, MD2Masato Makino, MD3Makoto Hirose, MD4Daisuke Iiduka, MD5Kazuo Misumi, MD, PhD6Department of Radiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan; Corresponding author.Department of Cardiology, Chiba-Nishi General Hospital, 107-1 Kanegasaku, Matsudo, Chiba 270-2251, JapanDepartment of Cardiology, Chiba-Nishi General Hospital, 107-1 Kanegasaku, Matsudo, Chiba 270-2251, JapanDepartment of Cardiology, Chiba-Nishi General Hospital, 107-1 Kanegasaku, Matsudo, Chiba 270-2251, JapanDepartment of Cardiology, Chiba-Nishi General Hospital, 107-1 Kanegasaku, Matsudo, Chiba 270-2251, JapanDepartment of Cardiology, Chiba-Nishi General Hospital, 107-1 Kanegasaku, Matsudo, Chiba 270-2251, JapanDepartment of Cardiology, Chiba-Nishi General Hospital, 107-1 Kanegasaku, Matsudo, Chiba 270-2251, JapanThe diagnosis of infective endocarditis is based on modified Duke's criteria, which includes clinical, biological, and echocardiographic findings. However, computed tomography (CT) has not been mentioned as a diagnostic tool in the criteria. We report a case of infective endocarditis confirmed by cardiac CT in which we could identify vegetations and perivalvular abscess not on transthoracic echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography. Cardiac CT was feasible imaging modality for evaluating and diagnosing infective endocarditis. Cardiac CT should be recommended in patients with clinical suspicion of infective endocarditis even when transthoracic echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography is negative for infective endocarditis. Keywords: Cardiac computed tomography, Infective endocarditishttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043319300445 |
| spellingShingle | Kotaro Ouchi, MD, PhD Toshiro Ebihara, MD Masaki Niitani, MD Masato Makino, MD Makoto Hirose, MD Daisuke Iiduka, MD Kazuo Misumi, MD, PhD Diagnosis of infective endocarditis with cardiac CT in an adult Radiology Case Reports |
| title | Diagnosis of infective endocarditis with cardiac CT in an adult |
| title_full | Diagnosis of infective endocarditis with cardiac CT in an adult |
| title_fullStr | Diagnosis of infective endocarditis with cardiac CT in an adult |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnosis of infective endocarditis with cardiac CT in an adult |
| title_short | Diagnosis of infective endocarditis with cardiac CT in an adult |
| title_sort | diagnosis of infective endocarditis with cardiac ct in an adult |
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