| Literature DB >> 17205360 |
Satoshi Hirasawa1, Hiromi Hirasawa, Ayako Taketomi-Takahashi, Hideo Morita, Yoshito Tsushima, Makoto Amanuma, Keigo Endo.
Abstract
Air embolism is a rare but potentially fatal complication of percutaneous needle biopsy of the lung. We report a case of cerebral air embolism which occurred during computed tomography (CT)-guided needle biopsy. Air entering the aorta is depicted on CT-fluoroscopy images of the procedure.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 17205360 DOI: 10.1007/s00270-006-0260-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol ISSN: 0174-1551 Impact factor: 2.740