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FDG-PET/CT in the diagnosis of aortitis in fever of unknown origin with severe aortic incompetence
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- Published on: 23 November 2015
- Published on: 23 November 2015What was the clinical course of the aortic regurgitation?Rahman et al report on the utility of FDG/CT imaging in a case of large vessel arteritis, presenting as a P.U.O in a patient with severe aortic regurgitation and a dilated left ventricle. It would be of interest to know what the mechanism of the Aortic valve incompetence was? Was there any congenital valvular abnormality or evidence of aortic annular dilatation? And if so was this related to the arteritis? Finally the authors d...Show MoreConflict of Interest:
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