Cerebral Air Embolism: a Case Report with an Emphasis of its Pathophysiology and MRI Findings
Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
;
: 70-74, 2019.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-740158
ABSTRACT
Cerebral air embolism (CAE) is a rare complication of various medical procedures. It manifests with symptoms similar to those of typical acute cerebral infarction, however the treatment is quite different. We present a case of arterial CAE that was associated with a disconnected central venous catheter and appeared as punctate dark signal intensities with aliasing artifacts on the susceptibility-weighted filtered phase magnetic resonance image. The susceptibility-weighted filtered phase image can be helpful for diagnosing CAE and the magnetic resonance imaging reflects the pathophysiology of CAE.
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Main subject:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Cerebral Infarction
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Artifacts
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Intracranial Embolism
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Embolism, Air
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Central Venous Catheters
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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