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Fig. 10 | Insights into Imaging

Fig. 10

From: Imaging of the aortic root on high-pitch non-gated and ECG-gated CT: awareness is the key!

Fig. 10

A 33-year-old male with a history of intravenous drug abuse with infectious endocarditis status post aortic valve replacement, presenting with fever. Axial (a and b) and volume-rendered (c) CTA images showing soft tissue (star) between the aortic root and the left atrium consistent with a paraaortic abscess. A pseudoaneurysm (white arrow) is also seen, and there is a mass effect on the left main coronary artery (black arrow) with moderate narrowing

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