title: Assessment of cerebral fat embolism by magnetic resonance imaging in the acute stage.
abstract: The authors assessed the characteristic appearance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of cerebral fat embolism in three patients. The MRI features in the acute stage were characterized by widespread, spotty lesions in the white matter, which appeared hyperintense on T2-weighted images and iso- or hypointense on T1-weighted images. The relation between clinical features and MRI findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Chugoku Rosai Hospital, Kure, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hanaguri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morio
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors