Fig. 3

Results of echocardiography and MSCT studies in case of aortic valve infective endocarditis. Images show TEE studies, 120-degree long-axis view, at the level of the left ventricular outflow track (a) and MSCT acquisition with MPR reconstructions in LVOT view (b), aortic valve plane view (c) and coronal oblique view at the level of the aortic root (d) show a large vegetation (white arrow) and a valvular thickening of the right coronary aortic cusp (black arrow)