title: Three-dimensional spiral CT reconstruction in a patient with massive cerebral air embolism.
abstract: Cerebral air embolism may be caused by iatrogenic or post-traumatic introduction of air into arterial or venous systems. It is usually revealed by computerized tomography. In this paper, we report a case with thorax trauma and loss of consciousness, in whom cerebral massive air embolism was detected and its distribution was demonstrated by using 3D spiral CT reconstruction. To our knowledge, this is the first case in whom 3D spiral CT reconstruction was used for demonstration of cerebral arterial air embolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Atatürk University, School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey. fatihrad@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alper
authors.forename: Mecit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kantarci
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Onbas
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okur
authors.forename: Naci
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ceviz
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002648:Child; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods*