Magnetic resonance imaging of a fat embolism of the brain: case report.
A 22-year-old man developed fat embolism syndrome. Although a computed tomographic (CT) scan of the brain showed nothing abnormal, a magnetic resonance imaging scan detected scattered spotty areas of low intensity on T1-weighted images and of high intensity on T2-weighted images. Magnetic resonance imaging is thought to be more sensitive than computed tomography in detecting cerebral fat embolism syndrome and correlates well with the clinical course.
Saito
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Department of Neurosurgery, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Japan.
Meguro
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Matsumura
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Komatsu
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Y
Oohashi
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D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome