Cerebral air embolism during CT-guided lung biopsy

Thorax. 2015 Nov;70(11):1099-100. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207205. Epub 2015 May 29.

Authors

Rafael Dahmer Rocha¹, André Arantes Azevedo¹, Priscila Mina Falsarella¹, Antônio Rahal Jr¹, Rodrigo Gobbo Garcia¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Interventional Radiology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Avenida Albert Einsten, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 26024689
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207205

No abstract available

Keywords: Complementary Medicine; Imaging/CT MRI etc; Pulmonary Embolism.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biopsy, Large-Core Needle / adverse effects*
Embolism, Air / diagnosis
Embolism, Air / etiology*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Image-Guided Biopsy / adverse effects*
Lung / pathology
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*