title: Axe fragment pulmonary embolism. Interest of enhanced multislice helical CT with cardiac synchronised acquisitions.
abstract: A case of pulmonary embolism by an axe fragment investigated with enhanced mdCT with cardiac synchronised acquisitions is described. The authors stress the advantages of the techniques versus angiography for the exploration of foreign body pulmonary artery embolism.
authors.affiliation: Radiology A Unit, Besançon University Hosital, Boulevard Fleming, F-25030 Besançon, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sarliève
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Delabrousse
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodière
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Michalakis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marchand
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kastler
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods*