CT in iatrogenic cerebral air embolism.
Three patients with suspected iatrogenic cerebral air embolism had cranial CTs performed within 24 hr of onset of symptoms. One was interpreted as normal, one showed a large, right frontoparietal enhancing lesion, and the third showed evidence of bi-thalamic infarction. Follow-up scans 7 to 10 days later showed either single or multiple enhancing infarcts in all patients. Although CT proved a valuable tool in the diagnosis of this condition, one out of three initial studies were negative, necessitating a follow-up scan.
D000328:Adult; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed