CT and MRI in the Evaluation of Thoracic Aortic Diseases
Figure 17
Mycotic aneurysm—(a) axial postcontrast CT scan of a 72-year-old male shows a large saccular pseudoaneurysm (arrow) arising from the anterior aspect of the distal ascending aorta, which is anteriorly eroding the sternum. (b) Sagittal postcontrast CT scan in the same patient shows the focal mycotic pseudoaneurysm (arrow) that is arising from the anterior aspect of ascending aorta and eroding the anterior sternum.
