Cerebral air embolism occurring at angiography and diagnosed by computerized tomography. Case report.
A case of air embolism complicating cerebral angiography is presented. The presence of the embolism was confirmed with high-resolution computerized tomography scans using appropriate window settings.
D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed