title: Magnetic resonance imaging of a fat embolism of the brain: case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meguro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oohashi
mesh_terms: 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