Fig. 3

A, Oblique coronal reformatted; B, axial oblique reformatted at the aortic valve level; C, axial oblique reformatted; and D, Volume rendering reconstruction of Aortic CT angiography depicts disruption (blue arrow) of aortic root just above the valve (red arrow) along with a large pseudoaneurysm (red dots). An Apple core-like appearance (yellow four-point stars) due to vegetation is seen in the mid-ascending aorta. Most of the pseudoaneurysm is not opacified as it is full of vegetation