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Fig. 15

From: Insights into imaging of aortitis

Fig. 15

A 67-year-old female several months after ascending aneurysm repair, with low-grade fever and malaise. Axial non-contrast-enhanced (a) and contrast-enhanced (b) images of the chest demonstrate an ascending aortic graft with surrounding minimal aortic wall thickening (arrowheads in a and b respectively). The area was shown to be positive for moderate 18-FDG uptake on the PET-CT image (arrowhead in c). Blood cultures revealed Staphylococcus aureus infection, concerning for infectious aortitis

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