Expanding utility of cardiac computed tomography in infective endocarditis: A contemporary review

Figure 3 Mechanical aortic valve infective endocarditis with aortic root abscess. A and B: Patient with extensive peri-aortic root abscess, with a contrast outpouching and surrounding soft-tissue density (star) nearly encasing the left main artery; C and D: Transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated similar findings, although not as well defined due to shadowing from the aortic valve prosthesis.