title: Methylmethacrylate pulmonary emboli: radiographic and computed tomographic findings.
abstract: One of the most serious potential complications of vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty is the embolization of methylmethacrylate cement into the pulmonary arteries. We present an overview of the subject and a pictorial review the spectrum of radiographic and computed tomographic appearances of methylmethacrylate cement pulmonary emboli.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Pelton
authors.forename: Jacobo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kirsch
authors.forename: Fabian J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Candocia
authors.forename: Brian C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhalla
authors.forename: Tan-Lucien H
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Mohammed
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020366:Methylmethacrylate; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D020366:Methylmethacrylate