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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · Jan 2008
Case ReportsAir embolism detected during computed tomography fluoroscopically guided transthoracic needle biopsy.
- Satoshi Hirasawa, Hiromi Hirasawa, Ayako Taketomi-Takahashi, Hideo Morita, Yoshito Tsushima, Makoto Amanuma, and Keigo Endo.
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Gunma Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan. hrsw@aurora.dti.ne.jp
- Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2008 Jan 1;31(1):219-21.
AbstractAir embolism is a rare but potentially fatal complication of percutaneous needle biopsy of the lung. We report a case of cerebral air embolism which occurred during computed tomography (CT)-guided needle biopsy. Air entering the aorta is depicted on CT-fluoroscopy images of the procedure.
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