Cardiac Aneurysm Complicated by E. coli Abscess

An E. coli myocardial abscess developed in the region of an old aneurysmal myocardial scar. In spite of vigorous antibiotic therapy fever and positive blood cultures persisted. A combination of In-111 WBC scanning and Tc-99m RBC gated heart imaging located the infection in the aneurysmal scar. The a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of nuclear medicine (1978) 1983-12, Vol.24 (12), p.1154-1157
Hauptverfasser:	Reinke, Frederick E, Yuille, David L, Jackson, Leon J, Zeft, Howard J, Mullen, Donald C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abscess - diagnostic imaging Abscess - etiology Aged Erythrocytes Escherichia coli Infections - diagnostic imaging Escherichia coli Infections - etiology Gallium Radioisotopes Heart Aneurysm - complications Heart Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging Heart Diseases - diagnostic imaging Heart Diseases - etiology Heart Ventricles Humans Indium Leukocytes Male Radioisotopes Radionuclide Imaging Technetium Thrombosis - etiology
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